The contempt of court case filed against Government Medical Officers' Assocation (GMOA) President Dr. Anuruddha Padeniya is to be heard before the Appeal Court on May 22.
Earlier, the Appeal Court had dismissed the preliminary objections filed by the accused and had announced that it would proceed with the hearing of the case.
Dr. Padeniya has been accused of making defamatory statements against the judiciary while condemning the Appeal Court's verdict on SAITM during a protest rally on April 07, 2017.
An interim order was also issued on the accused to bar him from making such remarks in future.
The case against Dr. Padeniya was filed by Professor Sarath Wijesuriya representing the National Movement for Social Justice and Convenor of the Puravesi Balaya movement.
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
Villagers in Nirmalapura, Daluwa, Norochcholai today staged a protest over an incident where a group of Navy officials and sailors had assaulted a resident in the area over night, Police said.
A passenger attempting to smuggle the largest quantity of gold of 35 kilo grams was arrested by the Customs at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) today, a senior official said.
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