The Colombo District Court has ordered to extend the interim injunction issued preventing former President Maithripala Sirisena from functioning as the Chairman of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP), until May 09.

This order was issued when a case filed by former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga was taken up before the court today (April 18).

On April 04, the Colombo District Court issued an enjoining order preventing Mr. Sirisena from functioning as the SLFP chairman and the SLFP politburo appointed Nimal Siripala de Silva as the party’s Acting Chairman on April 08.

The Court of Appeal has issued a notice to former Parliamentarian Hirunika Premachandra to appear before the Court on charges of Contempt of Court.

The notice was issued on Wednesday (Apr 17) by the Court of Appeal two-judge bench consisting of Justices Sobhitha Rajakaruna and Dammika Ganepola after hearing submissions made on behalf of the complainant.

According to the complainant Hisham Jamaldeen, former MP Hirunika had made a statement to the media regarding the order of the Magistrate in granting bail to him, whilst there is an ongoing proceeding before the Magistrate’s Court of Mount Lavinia.

It was submitted that inter alia this is tantamount to interference with ongoing judicial proceedings and an attempt to create suspicions in the minds of the general public towards the administration of justice.

It was claimed that such a statement was contempt of court and an application was made for a ruling to be issued against Hirunika Premachandra for committing the offence of Contempt of Court.

Accordingly, a notice was issued for former MP Hirunika Premachandra to appear before the Court of Appeal on May 08, 2024.

Nishan Sydney Premathiratne with Gamindu Karunasena, instructed by Sarravanan Neelakandan Law Associates, appeared on behalf of the complainant.

(Newswire)

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The proposed electricity sector reforms have been published in the government gazette on Wednesday (17).

Posting on ‘X’, Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekara said that accordingly the Bill will be presented to the Parliament in the next sitting week.

Amendments suggested by the stakeholders in January have been drafted into the revised Bill and the public will have two weeks from the day of presenting the Bill to the Parliament to challenge its legality in the Supreme Court, the minister adds.