The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka has granted permission to inform the stance of current President Anura Kumara Dissanayake with regard to the appointment of Deshabandu Tennakoon as the Inspector General of Police (IGP).
The Supreme Court judge bench granted permission after a request was made by Additional Solicitor General Nerin Pulle for an opportunity to submit the current President’s stance.
The court also fixed for hearing the Fundamental Rights (FR) petitions filed challenging the appointment of Deshabandu Tennakoon as the IGP on Feb. 24, 2025.
The petitions, filed by several parties including the Archbishop of Colombo Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, were taken up before a three-member Supreme Court judge bench led by Justice Yasantha Kodagoda today (Nov. 11).
