Asrin vs. University Grants Commission and Others – sllr 2011 volume 2 page 203

In the dispute between the petitioners (Muslim students originally selected for a medicine course at the Eastern University, with an intervenient petitioner) and the University Grants Commission (UGC), Sri Jayawardanepura University, and other respondents, the court considered the authority governing inter-university student transfers and the legal propriety of the cancellation of student registrations. The key issue determined was whether the power to effect or reverse such transfers resided solely with the UGC under the Universities Act and admissions regulations. It was held that the UGC alone possesses power over such transfers, and the cancellation of the petitioners’ temporary registration by Sri Jayawardanepura University based on their permanent residence was arbitrary and unlawful