The former vice chancellor of Jaffna University has brought a High Court case against his dismissal by the Sri Lankan president.
Professor Ratnam Vigneswaran was told in writing on May 5 that he was being suspended with immediate effect by the president, who was exercising powers granted to him by the emergency regulations put in place following the Easter Sunday bombings.
A popular vice chancellor among staff and students, Professor Vigneswaran was not given any reason for his dismissal.
His lawyers filed a Fundamental Rights petition at the High Court on May 15.
