SC orders to file contempt charges against Immigration Controller General

The court also ordered the petitioning party to draft the charges and present it before the court on September 25.

The Supreme Court has ordered to file contempt of court charges against the Controller General of Immigration and Emigration for failing to obey the court’s interim order to suspend the implementation of the electronic visa system.

The order was delivered on Sept 13 by a three-member judge bench comprising Justices Preethi Padman Surasena, Kumuduni Wickramasinghe and Achala Wengappuli.

The court also ordered the petitioning party to draft the charges and present it before the court on September 25.

The Supreme Court had directed the Controller General of Immigration and Emigration to appear before the court in person on Sept 13 with regard to his failure to implement the order issued by the court over the electronic visa matter.