The Attorney General has prepared a series of guidelines to eliminate incidents of ragging in state universities of Sri Lanka.
This was conveyed to a three-member Supreme Court bench consisting of Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya, and Justices Shiran Gunaratne and Priyantha Fernando.
The court was informed of the guidelines when the fundamental rights petition filed by a student affected by a ragging incident at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura in 2020 was taken up in court.
Responding, the Chief Justice instructed that the guidelines be forwarded to all universities, that any proposed amendments should be incorporated into the final draft, and that steps be taken to prepare and file the final draft before the court.
The FR petition requested an order to prepare guidelines for eradicating ragging in state universities.
The petitioner further claimed he sustained severe physical injuries and brain trauma after a large backhoe tyre was rolled down during a ragging incident at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, resulting in him being hospitalized for nearly three months. (Newswire)
