Dona Dinaya Nimdini Wijayaweera vs. Ms. B.M. Weerasuriya et al. – SC F/R NO. 13/2009-2009

In the case between Dona Dinaya Nimdini Wijayaweera (a minor, represented by Don Kapila Dhamminda Wijayaweera) and Ms. B.M. Weerasuriya (Principal, Visakha Vidyalaya) with other school authorities and the Attorney General, the court addressed the issue of whether the Petitioner satisfactorily established actual residence at the declared address for school admission, in accordance with the relevant admission circular and constitutional principles under Article 12(1). It was held that the Petitioner failed to substantiate actual residence through credible evidence, with particular reference to the inconsistencies in the lease agreement and witness statements. The refusal of admission by school authorities was upheld, reinforcing that claims of proximate residence or sibling-based admission m