The Court of Appeal President, Justice Nissanka Bandula Karunaratne has recused himself from the hearing of the motion filed by the Minister of Sports urging the Court of Appeal to reconsider its earlier interim order against the Sri Lanka Cricket Interim Committee.
The lawyer representing the Sports Minister has objected to the judge hearing the petition.
Accordingly, Justice Karunratne recused himself from the relevant hearing on account of various criticisms being levelled at him since of late, by not only the Minister, but also other Cabinet Ministers and Members of Parliament.
In addition, Justice Dhammika Ganepola has also recused from the case.
