Former NIE Director Jailed Six Years for Contempt of Court Over Scholarship Exam Order

I.G.S. Prematileka, the former Director of the National Institute of Education, has been sentenced to six years of rigorous imprisonment by the Supreme Court. He was found guilty of contempt of court for failing to implement a Supreme Court order related to the 2024 Grade 5 scholarship examination. In addition to the prison term, Prematileka was fined three million rupees. The court also stipulated that an additional year of imprisonment would be imposed if the fine is not paid. The judgment was delivered by a three-judge bench of the Supreme Court.