Colombo (LNW): The Supreme Court has directed 16 state universities in the country to provide a report on ragging incidents over the past three years and the actions taken to curb them by 10th November 2023.
The order followed a Fundamental Rights petition by Pasindu Harshana de Silva, who suffered severe injuries in 2020 at Sri Jayewardenepura University due to ragging by senior students.
The case was taken up before Justices Buwaneka Aluvihare, Shiran Gunaratne, and Priyantha Fernando on 11th October.
Senior State Counsel Avanthi Perera appearing for the Attorney General’s Office said the Attorney General would no longer represent the universities but would continue to represent the Inspector General of Police (IGP), the University Grants Commission (UGC), and the Minister of Higher Education.
Some universities requested additional time to prepare their reports.
Representing the petitioner, Shavindra Fernando PC clarified that the petitioner seeks guidelines to prevent such incidents, not compensation.
The Supreme Court will reconvene on this matter on November 10, 2023.
