Mohammed Nazeem vs Upali Gunasekera – sllr 2012 volume 2 page 109

In the case between Mohammed Nazeem (plaintiff, acting on behalf of his son) and Upali Gunasekera, Principal, Royal College, and others (defendants), the court addressed the issue of whether the rejection of a school admission application on the grounds of inadequate proof of residency constituted a violation of fundamental rights under Article 12(1) of the Constitution. It was held that documentary proof of residency alone was insufficient and that in-person site inspections were a lawful and necessary requirement for establishing residency for school admissions. The holding reaffirmed the principle that evaluation of candidacy for school admission must consider both documentary evidence and physical verification, with the process being reviewed for arbitrariness or caprice. The decision