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Fonds LK-NA/96 - Commission of Inquiry into 'Ragging' at Vidyalankara Campus of the University of Sri Lanka

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LK-NA/96

Title

Commission of Inquiry into 'Ragging' at Vidyalankara Campus of the University of Sri Lanka

Date(s)

  • 1975-1976 (Creation)

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Files 1-14 ,manuscripts and printed

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This Commission was appointed by The Governor -General of Ceylon on 2nd April 1974
The Commissioners were V.W.Kularanta and D.K.Subasinghe.
The Terms of Reference of the Commission were as follows:
(a) The cause or causes and event which led to the breakdown of discipline in tile Vidyalankara Campus of the University of Sri Lanka on or about February 3, 1975 and the circumstances which made a possible the Ragging of Teachers who attended the Diploma Course in New Mathematics on February 3, 1975 at the said campus

(b) Whether any person or persons in the employment of the University of Sri Lanka neglected his or their duties thereby making possible the Ragging of the said Teachers and whether any person or persons failed to take necessary and timely action to prevent or stop the said ragging.

(c) Whether any person directly or indirectly engaged himself in ragging the said Teachers or any other person who attended the said Diploma Course.

(d) Whether any person intimidated, abused or threatened any other person in authority and furtherance of any act or Indiscipline connected with the said Ragging.

(e) Whether the aforesaid Ragging was motivated, instigated or encouraged by any person or Group or persons or any Organisation Internal or External of the Students of the said Campus and if so the person or persons who were responsible for the same and to what extent they were so responsible and to make recommendations in respect of: -

(1) The disciplinary action or any other action that must be taken against any person or persons responsible for the aforesaid Ragging or whose action or failure to take action made possible the aforesaid
(2) The remedial measure that should be taken to prevent occurrence of a like nature in future

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Oral evidence, correspondence, staff of the commission, finance and equipment, memoranda, employees attendance registers stenos note books (1975-1976)

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Language of material

  • English
  • Sinhala

Script of material

  • Latin

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LK-NA

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ISAD(G)

Status

Final

Level of detail

Minimal

Dates of creation revision deletion

Language(s)

  • English

Script(s)

  • Latin

Sources

International Council on Archives Guide to the Sources of Asian History Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka II (Vol 1), National Archives of Sri Lanka, 1996.

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