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SC orders CID to submit detailed report on leaking of scholarship exam questions

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The Supreme Court yesterday ordered the CID to submit a detailed report on the investigation into the leaking of questions from the 2024 Grade 05 Scholarship Examination.

The CID was ordered by the court to submit a detailed report on the investigation by 09.00 am today (19).

The order was issued during a hearing yesterday where four fundamental rights petitions filed by a group of students, seeking an order that the examination be held afresh.

The SC bench comprising Justices Yasantha Kodagoda, Kumudini Wickremasinghe, and Arjuna Obeysekera issued the order and began deliberations on the matter. The hearing of the petitions continued yesterday.

On 2 Dec. the Attorney General (AG) informed the Supreme Court that the Cabinet of Ministers had recommended awarding free marks to all students for the three disputed questions.

Appearing on behalf of the AG, Solicitor General Viraj Dayaratne informed the court that the Cabinet of Ministers’ stance was that it was not necessary to hold the examination again , considering the potential stress it could cause to the students.

On 20 Sept, an investigation was launched by the Department of Examinations after it was alleged that three questions of one of the question papers from the exam had been leaked. Later, the initial investigation report was handed over to the CID, which also launched a separate investigation into the matter.



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