Ananda Principal challenges interdiction

by Wasantha Ramanayake

The Principal of Ananda College, Colombo yesterday filed a writ application in the Court of Appeal challenging his interdiction.

Petitioner B.A. Abeyratne filed the Writ of Certiorari Application to quash the letter dated April 6, which informed the decision of the Secretary to the Ministry of Education and Higher Education to interdict the petitioner subjected to covering the approval of the Public Service Commission.

The petitioner stated that he had been interdicted in connection with alleged irregularities with regard to the Year One school admissions. He stated that although, the Public Service Commission (PSC) had delegated the administrative powers to the respondent secretary, the secretary did not have disciplinary control over the petitioner.

He stated that the decision to interdict him was arbitrary, capricious and gross abuse of powers of the respondent secretary. Petitioner sought to quash the decision of the Secretary to the Ministry of Education to interdict him.