The Supreme Court has directed that Vice Chancellors of 16 state run Universities and the Inspector General of Police be made respondents in an ongoing Fundamental Rights case related to ragging.
The Supreme Court has also directed all state universities and the Inspector General of Police to submit separate reports on incidents of ragging and investigations into reported cases in the past three years.
The directives were given during the hearing of a petition filed by a
Sri Jayawardenepura University (Management Faculty) student who suffered near-fatal injuries during a party organised for first-year students on March 5, 2020, after a large backhoe tyre was rolled down a flight of stairs.
The petition was taken up before a bench comprising justices Buwaneka Aluwihare, Shiran Gooneratne and Priyantha Fernando last Friday.
The student, Pasindu Harshana Silva, suffered severe physical injuries including damages to his head, skull, and brain trauma. He was hospitalised for three months and has not recovered fully so far.
The student’s sister, Shermila Priyadharshani Silva, and the student have filed a Fundamental Rights petition citing the University Grants Commission, UGC Chairman Prof Sampath Amaratunga and Sri Jayawardenepura University Acting Vice Chancellor Prof Sudantha Liyanage as respondents.
All parties wishing to intervene will also be given time to make representations before August 28.
The next hearing was fixed for August 29.
By Ranjith Padmasiri
(See full details in Sundaytimes.lk)
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