Menura Nanwidu and S.T. Kodithuwakku vs. B.A. Abeyrathne et al. – SC F/R APPLICATION NO: 62/2018-2018

In the case between Menura Nanwidu, S.T. Kodithuwakku, and other petitioners (including parents of the 1st Petitioner) and the Principals, Interview, Appeals, and Objections Boards, Ministry of Education, and related respondents, the court addressed the issue of whether the procedures under the Ministry of Education Admission Circular, particularly relating to the “Brother Category,” were properly applied in the Grade One admission process at Royal College, Colombo. It was held that the refusal to award marks for the “Brother Category” constituted a violation of Article 12(1) of the Constitution, as the process failed to consider each criterion independently according to the Circular. This decision reaffirmed the principle that procedural fairness and statutory guidelines in school admissi