Chathumi Sehasa and Aminda Kumara vs. Southlands Balika Vidyalaya et al. – SC [FR] APPLICATION NO. 201/2017-2018

In the case between K. J. A Chathumi Sehasa and K. J. A Aminda Kumara (Petitioners) and Mrs. S. Irani Pathiranawasam, Mr. Ranjith Tilakarathne, and others (Respondents), the court addressed whether the denial of a child’s admission to Grade 1 amounted to an infringement of the constitutional right to equality under Article 12(1). The issue centered on the reduction of marks under the “proximity to the school” category after a subsequent site verification identified more intervening schools than initially recorded, resulting in the Petitioners failing to meet the admission cut-off. It was determined that the adjustment of marks by the Respondents did not amount to an unlawful or arbitrary act, nor did it infringe upon the guaranteed right to equality. The application was dismissed, reaffirm