The Supreme Court has ordered that contempt of court charges be filed against the Controller General of Immigration and Emigration for his failure to comply with a Court interim order to suspend the implementation of the electronic visa system.
The order was given when a three-judge bench comprising Justices Preethi Padman Surasena, Kumuduni Wickramasinghe, and Achala Wengappuli took up the motions filed regarding the non-implementation of the interim order given earlier.
The court instructed the petitioning party to draft the charges and submit them by September 25.
The Supreme Court had earlier summoned the Controller General to appear in person for failing to enforce the court’s order.
On August 2, the Supreme Court suspended the contract awarded to private consortiums IVS-GBS and VFS Global for visa issuance, after considering several Fundamental Rights petitions filed by opposition MPs M.A. Sumanthiran, Rauff Hakeem, and Patali Champika Ranawaka.
Several Fundamental Rights petitions were submitted to the Supreme Court, seeking legal action against procedural violations and the misuse of public trust by officials involved in the procurement of private entities to manage the Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) system for issuing visas to tourists visiting Sri Lanka.
An exhibition badminton match between Sri Lanka’s youngest Olympian shuttler, Viren Nettasinghe, and Anders Antonsen, the World No.2 ranked in Men’s Singles, will take place at the Mercantile Badminton Association (MBA) Courts at Malalasekara Mawatha, Colombo 7 on Friday (13).
A SriLankan airlines flight has been grounded in an airport in Indonesia due to a technical defect leaving 93 passengers stranded, an official said.
A protest is underway at the Liberty Circle following Israeli forces attacking an aid ship to Gaza containing prominent activists carrying food to try and end the blockade of resources by the Israeli Government.
The actions of a resident in Egoda Uyana, Moratuwa helped to avoid a possible railway accident involving an office train on the southern coastal line today, the Railway Department said.
A garbage tractor driver from Kurunegala has gone viral on social media after adorning his municipal vehicle with teddy bears, fabric flowers, and colourful decorations, many of which were salvaged from the very trash he collects or purchased himself.
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