Paalawa Rankoth Gedara Kenudi Dilandi & Peramuna Kankanamge Achala Dilrukshi v. Sandamali Aviruppola & Others – SC FR/APPLICATION NO. 13/2020-2022

In the case between Paalawa Rankoth Gedara Kenudi Dilandi and Peramuna Kankanamge Achala Dilrukshi (Petitioners) and the school officials of Visakha Vidyalaya, the Director of National Schools, the Secretary of the Ministry of Education, and the Attorney General (Respondents), the issue concerned the alleged violation of the fundamental right to equality under Article 12(1) of the Constitution. The dispute arose from the allocation of marks for proof of residence in the Grade One admission process under School Admission Circular No. 29/2019, where the Petitioners were awarded fewer marks than entitled for the main residency document submitted. It was held that the Petitioners were entitled to full marks for the primary document, and the denial constituted an infringement of their rights. T