Rizwan and Another vs. Principal, Richmond College, Galle and Others – sllr 2019 volume 3 page 339

In Rizwan and Another v. Principal, Richmond College, Galle and Others, the court considered whether the deduction of marks pursuant to Sub-Clause 7.2.3 of the Admission Circular—specifically the 10-mark deduction concerning two schools—resulted in a violation of the petitioners’ rights under Article 12(1) of the Constitution. The issue concerned allegations that the involved schools admitted only 1% of children of Islamic faith, thus purportedly justifying the deduction. Upon analysis of the evidence, including the interpretation of the term “can” in the circular and the petitioners’ reliance on document P13, it was determined that insufficient evidence established that the two schools in question limited admissions of children of Islamic faith below the prescribed threshold. Consequently