Water’s Edge judgment by Supreme Court today
2008-10-08 10:20:25

The Supreme Court judgment in the ‘Water’s Edge’ case where former President Chandrika Kumaratunga is one of the respondents is due to be delivered this morning (Wednesday), court officials said.

In this case, two retired public servants, S. Medis and Raja Senanayake filed a Fundamental Rights petition stating that the former President was instrumental in illegally transferring state lands meant for a 'public purpose' to a private company to build a golf course (now know as Water’s Edge) near the Parliament Complex at Battaramulla.

The petition said she misled the Cabinet into believing that foreign investment was coming in for the project when in reality no golf course was built by those who obtain permission to do so by the Cabinet..