The factor to consider of the bail application filed on behalf of Immigration and Emigration Controller Harsha Illukpitiya has actually been adjourned till January 29 by the Supreme Court.The judge bench, which bought the defendant to be remanded in custody until then, likewise ordered the bail application to be taken up for factor to consider before a judge bench led by Justice Preethi Padman Surasena on January 29.
Illukpitiya, who is presently remanded in custody over charges of contempt of court, had sent a bail application through his legal representatives.The Immigration and Emigration Controller is accused of contempt of court for supposedly failing to implement an interim injunction released by the Supreme Court concerning Fundamental Rights petitions that challenged the electronic visa issuance system introduced during the previous federal government.