S.M.N.S. Thilakarathne vs M.W.D.T.P. Wanasinghe et al. – SC FR.NO.30/18-2019

In the case between S.M.N.S. Thilakarathne (and minor petitioner) and M.W.D.T.P. Wanasinghe, W.M. Wijerathna, among others, the court addressed the issue of whether the denial of admission to Dharmaraja College, Kandy, on the basis of the marking scheme outlined in circular No. 22/2017, constituted a violation of the Petitioners’ fundamental rights. It was held that the marking scheme for student admissions had been properly interpreted and applied according to the stated criteria in the operative circular, and that no arbitrariness or violation of process had occurred. The principle reaffirmed was that educational authorities are bound to apply established procedures consistently unless demonstrated to be capricious or contrary to legal standards. Reliance was placed on the precise applic