Kariyawasam Widanarachilage Gathidu Ugeeshwara Perera and Kariyawasam Widanarachilage Dimuthu Sanjeewa Perera vs Upali Gunasekera, Director National Schools, Secretary Ministry of Education, and Honourable Attorney-General – SC F.R. APPLICATION 27/11-2014

In the case between Kariyawasam Widanarachilage Gathidu Ugeeshwara Perera and Kariyawasam Widanarachilage Dimuthu Sanjeewa Perera (Petitioners) and Upali Gunasekera (Principal, Royal College), Director National Schools, Secretary (Ministry of Education), and the Honourable Attorney-General (Respondents), the Supreme Court addressed the issue of an alleged violation of Fundamental Rights under Article 12(1) of the Constitution arising from the refusal to admit the 1st Petitioner to Royal College. The determination focused on non-compliance with the mandatory procedural requirement to properly implead essential parties, as required by Rule 44(1)(b) of the Supreme Court Rules, specifically the omission to name all necessary respondents, including members of the “Interview Board” and “Appeal B