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BASL files FR calling to end ragging in Sri Lanka’s universities
Colombo, May 28 (Daily Mirror) - The Bar Association of Sri Lanka, through its President Rajeev Amarasuriya and Secretary Chathura Galhena, has filed a fundamental rights petition before the Supreme Court today in the wake of the tragic ragging and suicide of 23-year-old Charith Dilshan Dayananda, a second-year student at the Faculty of Technology, the Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka.
The petition alleges that Charith Dilshan was subjected to sustained and brutal ragging by senior students, culminating in a degrading and traumatic episode on April 26, 2025, after which he committed suicide. The petitioners allege that the failure of the Sabaragamuwa University authorities, the University Grants Commission, the Police and others to enforce anti-ragging laws and to protect students, has led to this tragedy.
The petition highlights systemic and institutional failures, including repeated inaction and a culture of impunity that enabled the abuse. It states that the ragging violated the fundamental rights to equal protection of the law and freedom from torture, under Articles 12(1) and 11 of the Constitution.
The petitioners seek justice for Charith Dilshan, and long-overdue systemic reform. They urge the Supreme Court to hold the responsible officials and institutions to account, enforce anti-ragging laws and university regulations strictly, mandate specific guidelines to protect students and recognise the right of every student to pursue education in dignity and safety.
The petitioners have cited 69 respondents including Sabaragamuwa University officials including its Vice Chancellor, Chairman of the University Grants Commission, Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education and several others as respondents.
This petition has been filed though Attorney-at-Law G.G. Arulpragasam.
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