INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Commissioner General of Examinations, Amith Jayasundara says a decision has been made to award free marks to all students for the three
questions which were alleged to have been leaked in the 2024 Grade 05 Scholarship Examination, as per the recent Supreme Court order.On
award free marks to all students for the three questions of the 2024 Grade 05 Scholarship Examination which are alleged to have been
leaked.Accordingly, the court also ordered the Commissioner General of Examinations to immediately implement a suitable recommendation out
Removing the compromised test items from scoring2
Awarding free marks for all the candidates for the compromised questions3
Re-administering a new testIssuing a statement today with this regard, the Commissioner General of Examinations stated that accordingly,
declared that both the provisions of the Constitution as well as the provisions of the Public Examinations Act would not empower either the
Minister or the Secretary to the Ministry to participate in the decision-making process, issue directions to the Commissioner of
Examinations, assume to themselves the decision-making power, or influence the process in a manner that would take away, curtail or inhibit
functionary cannot engage in a process of consultation with the Minister or the Secretary, subject to the important caveat that the final
the Supreme Court had also stated that however, neither the authority vested in the Minister and the Secretary to engage in superintendence,
nor the authority to supervise the functions of the Commissioner of Examinations would include legal authority to usurp the power vested in
the Commissioner of Examinations and that similarly, the Commissioner of Examinations cannot abdicate expressly or impliedly either to the
Minister or to the Secretary, the decision-making authority vested in him by law.During previous hearings, the court was informed that the
Cabinet of Ministers had recommended to award free marks to all students for the 03 questions which were alleged to have been leaked in the
2024 Grade 5 Scholarship Examination.
