INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Court of Appeal has issued summons on State Minister Sanath Nishantha to make an appearance before the court on October 13.The
parliamentarian has been ordered to show cause over the contempt of court charges levelled against him.The order was issued by the Appeals
Court bench consisting of Judges Nishshanka Bandula Karunaratne and R
Gurusinghe.The Appeals Court bench served the summons today (Sep 29), announcing the verdict in concern to the initial consideration of the
petitions filed by the Attorneys-at-Law Priyalal Sirisena and Vijitha Kumara, seeking punishment for the State Minister over contempt of
court.The petitioners have emphasized in the petitions that the respondent, Sanath Nishantha, who spoke to the media at a media conference
held at the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) party headquarters on August 23, had expressed critical views on the manner in which the
the MP has damaged the honour and the image of the judiciary, while he was out on bail after being remanded in custody by the Colombo Fort
accused State Minister Sanath Nishantha of committing an offence under Article 105 (3) of the Constitution.The attorneys had filed the
petitions naming the Attorney General, the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) and Minister Sanath Nishantha as the respondents.
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