Samarakoon and Others Vs University Grants Commission and Others – sllr 2005 volume 1 page 119

In the case between Samarakoon and Others (Plaintiff) and University Grants Commission and Others (Defendant), the court addressed whether the UGC’s decision to admit only 865 candidates to medical faculties, instead of the declared 900 as stated in the official Hand Book, constituted a violation of its stated admission policy. The court further examined whether calculating admissions based on a notional base figure of 800, instead of the published 900, was arbitrary and infringed the legitimate expectations and equal protection rights of the petitioners under Article 12(1) of the Constitution. It was determined that the UGC’s reliance on the lower figure, rather than adhering to the published criteria, amounted to arbitrary administrative action, directly impacting the interests of candid