A revision petition filed by former Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa in the D. A. Rajapaksa memorial museum case was dismissed without a hearing by the Appeal Court today (Jun 18).
The petition was taken up before a two-member judge bench of Justices Achala Wengappuli and Arjuna Obeysekara.
Mr. Rajapaksa had filed a revision petition at the Appeal Court against the Special High Court's decision to dismiss the preliminary objections he had filed over the case on January 11.
In his preliminary objections, the former defence secretary had argued that the Special High Court did not have the jurisdiction to hear the misappropriation case.
However, the Attorney General had argued that the verdicts of the Special High Court could only be filed at the Supreme Court in line with the Judicature Act.
The former Defence Secretary has been accused of misappropriating state funds worth Rs 33.9 million in the construction of the D.A. Rajapaksa memorial museum.
Mr. Ali Sabri Rahim, a Member of Parliament (MP) for Puttalam District whom an open warrant had been issued, attended a public ceremony at Al Aksha National School in Kalpitiya today (16) as the special guest of honor.
The Supreme Court today refused interim relief in an application filed by President’s Counsel Senaka Walgampaya seeking an Order from the Supreme Court compelling the President to appoint judges to fill the existing vacancies in the Court Of Appeal.
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All Ceylon Makkal Congress MP Ali Sabri Raheem had been arrested by Kalpitiya police after he surrendered to the police today morning.
Senior DIG Nilantha Jayawardena has been sent on compulsory leave pending disciplinary investigation over his failure to prevent the Easter Sunday bombings.
The 22nd amendment to the constitution dealing with the term of the President has been gazetted by order of President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
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