The Supreme Court has actually dismissed the fundamental rights (FR) petition filed by Ven.

Galwewa Siridhamma Thera, convenor of the Inter-University Bhikkhu Federation (IUBF) without a hearing.The legal matter was called in the past Supreme Courts three-judge bench comprising S.

Thurairajah, Mahinda Samayawardena and Priyantha Fernando today (Feb 22).

Siridhamma Thera, in his FR petition, had actually requested the Supreme Court to deliver an order mentioning that his basic rights were breached due to his arrest and subsequent detention under the arrangements of the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA).

Following a prolonged trial, the judge bench chose to dismiss the petition without taking it up for hearing.