Justice Priyasath Depp today observed that the banning of the Muslim cultural dress at Janadipathi Balika Vidyalaya was subsequent to the new Principals appointments, after Provincial Council Authorities and the Principal undertook to permit the Muslim parent to enter the school in her cultural attire.
“This happened after the new Principal was appointed. Prior to this there was no issue” he observed.
When the case was taken up today before a bench comprising Justice Priyasath Depp, Justice Buwaneka Aluwihare and Justice Priyantha Jayawardena, the respondents said that they were willing to settle the issue by permitting the parent to enter the school in her cultural attire.
Earlier a parent of the Janadipathi Balika Vidyalaya in a Fundamental Rights application said that the Principal of the school had prevented her and thereafter abused her when she visited the school in her cultural attire.
Her attire includes a head scarf and gown.
The Petitioner alleged that the Principal violated her constitutional rights and was bringing the government into disrepute by her actions.
Sanjay Rajarathna DSG appeared for the state, Manohara De Silva appeared for the Principal, Tishya Weragoda appeared for the Provincial Council authorities while M.M Zuhair together with Hafeel Fareez and Charith Samaradiwakara appeared for the Petitioner.
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aratai / June 25, 2014
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Who are shown on this picture? Are they Srilankans?
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J Me / June 25, 2014
Why do you ask? Pretty huh? :) :P
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mike / June 25, 2014
These two are no match to Paba and Anarkali, MARA’s favourite!!
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ela kolla / June 26, 2014
a typical buru comment by mike
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mike / June 28, 2014
Thana Kolla, I observe that you can only comment using words that come within the scope of your warped “vocabulary”. A thumbs down for you TK. DONG!
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ela kolla / June 29, 2014
buru mike, any other word will not describe your state other than BURU
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Orpheus Perera / June 27, 2014
Thanks Aratai, I never looked at the picture carefully before. You noticed it. It is not Sri Lanka. It is definitely not Nawala Janapathi Balika and the people in the back ground are not Sri Lankans. Why does Colombo Telegraph do this.The Victory sign is not familiar in SL either.
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Lion / June 25, 2014
This menace is continuing every where.Eu roping countries,America are not spared.Creep in to countries as refugees get all assistant from the host governments then start wearing hi jabs barukas while building mosques every where which ultimately clash with the people of the very country who hosted them.
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Betsy / June 25, 2014
Muslims are hated but we love islam;as its peace;;its an ironic way for those pictures to be put up to stir the muslim haters into spitfire haters;;; go ahead our jihad is in the heart to get stronger in faith and be humble and gratitude to our beloved Rabb;;this burning shouting spittin;looting burning torturing threatenin;spiritual mental and physican torture makes us strong er and closer to our Maker;;we withstood Phiraun with Almight Allah help;we can undergo any thing as Allah says respect all religions;dont ridicule;mock or belie;Allah will deal;we have to deal evil with forgivenss and kindnes come what may its decree of Almighty
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Post / June 27, 2014
‘we have to deal evil with forgivenss and kindnes come what may its decree of Almighty’
Rubbish you write. Islam is intolerant, cruel religion. Read what koran actually says.
http://skepticsannotatedbible.com/quran/index.htm
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Patriot / June 25, 2014
This guy Manohara silva is a rabid racist. He is the master brain and the counsel for Bodu Bala Sena. Very Junior person at the Bar. He bum sucked the government and begged for a PC ship and got it.
Patriot
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saman / June 25, 2014
If you want to practice your religious traditions you have to send your child to particular religious school. In this way if Sinhala students wear national suit and girls wear lamasari, school could not implement particular uniform. Law should be applied according to the situation not because it mention in constitution.
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Lion / June 26, 2014
Very true this menace has to be stopped,
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Lion Plus Plus. / June 25, 2014
My dear Lion. What a stupid comment and it seems you are such maniac and spoil our existing relation with other communities with this type of thinking. Pls do not forget, millions of our Sri Lankans, mostly our sinhalese community are working in muslim countries and transferring that all important foreign reserve. Otherwise, you & I will be begging like African countries at the rate the things happening in our motherland. Kindly open your eyes and don’t listen & follow to hatred speeches.
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Bebon / June 26, 2014
What the fU.. you talking.. This is all about rules and regulations of a school.. though people work in middle east not related to this matter..
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mike / June 25, 2014
This LION only roars because his brains are embedded elsewhere!!
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Lion / June 26, 2014
Seemed truth hurts very much
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LandofVeddah / June 25, 2014
“This menace is continuing every where.Eu roping countries,America are not spared.Creep in to countries as refugees get all assistant from the host governments then start wearing hi jabs barukas while building mosques every where which ultimately clash with the people of the very country who hosted them. “
YEP THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT YOU HAVE DONE.. TO THE NATIVE’S OF THIS BEAUTIFUL SRI LANKA.. LAND OF THE NATIVE VEDDAH..
you buddhist barbarians were kicked out from India.. for being the bastards..
you came here robbed and butchered the native people ” Hindu’s & Native Veddah’s” and now trying to Impose you filthy Mara Dhahama on the land of the Native Veddah…
you’re going to get a another ass kicking.. like the LTTE did it to you. [Edited out]..
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Lion / June 26, 2014
However much its bitter its the truth and nothing but the truth.
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Orpheus / June 26, 2014
DO we have to redefine the meaning of the word “Uniform” for the sake of a minority? School Uniform is something that make all school children equal without prejudice. Uniform makes the schools look neat without differentiating the social status, cast creed or race.It should be respected. If it is not maintained, rich girls will start to wear designer clothes from USA and make a mockery of poor children who can’t afford them.
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Gaje / June 26, 2014
Unqualified principal!
what do you expect from a goat that cohabit goons who are suckling the jarapassa arses? The top tier of education is also like that when you consider the Hirumburegama couple who are barely qualified occupying posts of UGC Chair and VC posts!! When the top is rotten what do you expect at the bottom? Sometimes there may be some branches that are still OK! When the CJ is corrupt you expect the judges to be the same? However, there may be some like J. Dep and others who still have not been blackmailed or connived!!!!
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ela kolla / June 26, 2014
girls in the picture are ok coz i can see their faces unlike the stinky black ninjas roaming here in SL
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Bebon / June 26, 2014
Why you need Islamic uniform to Schools???? what’s the message you trying to give… If all of people make their uniforms according to religious manner how would be the mess??
I saw station master at Ragama railway station wearing his Islamic uniform instead of station master’s uniform..
before to Islamic lunatics Sri Lanka was a peaceful country
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Orpheus / July 2, 2014
News
https://www.colombotelegraph.com/index.php/frances-burqa-ban-upheld-by-human-rights-court/
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