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Supreme Court Orders Action on Grade 5 Exam Leak
The Supreme Court has ruled that awarding free marks to the three questions allegedly leaked before the Grade 5 scholarship exams violates fundamental rights.
The Supreme Court bench comprising Justices Yasantha Kodagoda, Kumuduni Wickremasinghe and Arjuna Obeysekere ordered the Examinations Commissioner General to implement a suitable recommendation from among the three given by the experts' committee appointed to probe the matter.
The Court has also ordered the former Director - Planning of the National Institute of Education (NIE) I.G.S. Premathilaka and Chaminda Kumara Ilangasekara, a tuition master from Alawwa, who were arrested in connection with the leaking of the question, to pay Rs. 3 million and Rs. 2 million respectively as compensation to the State.
Read the Supreme Court's full judgement here: https://supremecourt.lk/?melsta_doc_download=1&doc_id=5817c689-0adb-4bbc-8ad2-03c3c48f655b&filename=sc_fr_286,287,291,294_2024.pdf
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