Mohamed Thalkeen Fathima Sahar vs. University of Moratuwa and others – SC FR/NO. 424/2013-2017

In the case between Mohamed Thalkeen Fathima Sahar (Plaintiff) and the University of Moratuwa, its Vice Chancellor, the Board of Residence and Discipline, the Attorney General’s Department, and related parties (Defendants), the Supreme Court addressed whether the petitioner’s amended petition—filed to add new respondents and further documents—complied with the time limits and procedural requirements under Article 126 of the Constitution. It was determined that the original petition (SC/FR/424/2013) was filed within the prescribed period, and the amendments did not constitute the filing of a new case nor render the petition invalid, while the subsequent application (SC/FR/427/2013) was time-barred and thus dismissed. The findings established that procedural rules must be balanced with the c