Culasubadhra v. The University of Colombo and Others – sllr 1985 volume 1 page 244

In the case between the petitioner, a final-year student of the University of Colombo, and the University of Colombo alongside various university officials, the court addressed the issue of whether the petitioner was afforded a fair inquiry concerning an alleged examination offence and whether the principles of natural justice were duly applied. The holding determined that the petitioner was sufficiently informed of the charges, was given a fair opportunity to respond, and that the inquiry complied with procedural fairness. Established legal principles regarding fair notice, the right to be heard, and the standards of procedural fairness in disciplinary inquiries were reaffirmed. Reliance was placed on prior judicial precedents, with emphasis that university disciplinary bodies need not ad