Professor Serosha Mandika Wijeyaratne v. Prof. Wiswa Warnapala and Others – SC FR APPLICATION NO. 305/2008-2010

In the case between Professor Serosha Mandika Wijeyaratne (petitioner) and Prof. Wiswa Warnapala (Minister of Higher Education), Malani Peiris, University Grants Commission, Prof. S.V.D.G. Samaranayake (Chairman, UGC), Prof. M.T.M. Jiffry (Vice Chairman, UGC), among others (respondents), the court addressed whether the recruitment process for a professorial appointment—specifically the constitution of the selection and evaluation panels and the relevant committee—adhered to constitutional and statutory requirements, and whether alleged violations of Article 12(1) of the Constitution were substantiated. The court held that the petitioner’s fundamental rights petition was time-barred, as it was filed outside the one-month period prescribed by Article 126(1), and that no illegality occurred i