Sarathchandra vs. Dharmadasa – sllr 2006 volume 3 page 302

In the case between Sarathchandra (Plaintiff) and Dharmadasa (Defendant), the court addressed the eligibility of a student to remain in school when minimum qualifications at the G.C.E. Ordinary Level first sitting have not been attained. It was held that a student failing to obtain the requisite passes at the first sitting is not entitled to remain in school pending re-correction results, reaffirming the application of Rule 18 of Circular P3 under the Education Ordinance. The findings emphasized that continued school attendance without requisite qualifications, based on the principal’s discretion, constituted a procedural violation and constituted an abuse of the legal process when legal remedies were sought to extend such attendance. The application was accordingly refused, clarifying tha