Dona Diana Pearly v. Premaratne, Acting Secretary Educational Service Board and Another – sllr 1997 volume 3 page 077

In the case between Dona Diana Pearly (Plaintiff) and Premaratne, Acting Secretary Educational Service Board and another (Defendants), the issue concerned whether the petitioner’s fundamental right under Article 12(1) was violated due to administrative delay in correcting examination marks and failure to communicate the corrected impact on her eligibility for appointment as an Assistant English Teacher. The sequence of events revealed an initial error in the petitioner’s examination marks, followed by her selection and successful completion of the DELIC course, and a substantial delay in correcting the marking error. The findings established that, while rectifying examination errors is permissible, the undue delay and lack of prompt communication caused substantial prejudice, including was