Identity area
Reference code
LK-NA/169
Title
Wimalaratna Commission, Peradeniya University
Date(s)
- 1976-1977 (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
Files 1-05 ,manuscripts. printed and typed
Context area
Archival history
This Commission was appointed on 17th January 1977 by The Governor General of Ceylon in pursuance of the provision of section 2 of the Commission of Inquiry act (chapter 393)
The Commission was appointed to inquire and report on the following:
(1) The events at the Peradeniya Campus of the University of Sri Lanka on the eleventh
and twelfth days of November 1976 and in particular, the strike by the non-academic staff, the closure of the campus and the death of a student and injury caused to others and the circumstances leading thereto.
(2) The conduct of the University authority, the students, the academic and non-academic staff, the police and any other person or persons in relation to such events and
(3) Whether the actions of the police which in the death or a student and injury to others were warranted in the circumstances
The Commission was appointed to inquire and report on the following:
(1) The events at the Peradeniya Campus of the University of Sri Lanka on the eleventh
and twelfth days of November 1976 and in particular, the strike by the non-academic staff, the closure of the campus and the death of a student and injury caused to others and the circumstances leading thereto.
(2) The conduct of the University authority, the students, the academic and non-academic staff, the police and any other person or persons in relation to such events and
(3) Whether the actions of the police which in the death or a student and injury to others were warranted in the circumstances
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Content and structure area
Scope and content
Memoranda received by the commission, submissions and proceedings
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
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Conditions governing access
Classified
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English
- Sinhala
Script of material
- Latin
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Description identifier
Institution identifier
LK-NA
Rules and/or conventions used
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.