Court of Appeal hears petition filed by SDIG Deshabandu Tennakoon

The hearing of the writ petition filed by Senior DIG in charge of the Western Province Deshabandu Tennakoon, seeking an order against a private plaint, began at the Court of Appeal yesterday (19 May).

The hearing of the writ petition filed by Senior DIG in charge of the Western Province Deshabandu Tennakoon, seeking an order against a private plaint, began at the Court of Appeal yesterday (19 May).

In his petition, the SDIG had called for a court order preventing the hearing of the private complaint filed against him before the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court.

The petition was heard before the President of the Court of Appeal Justice Nissanka Bandula Karunaratne and Justice A. Marikkar.

The further hearing of SDIG Tennakoon’s petition was thereby adjourned until 22 May.