INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Court of Appeal has turned down the writ application challenging the decision taken by the Cabinet of Ministers to authorize the
electricity tariff trek proposed by the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) without taking it up for consideration.The Electricity Consumers
Association and the Centre for Environmental Justice had filed the writ application against the CEBs electrical power tariff trek proposal
which looked for to increase the charges by 66%
The writ application was called before the Appeals Court judge bench consisting of Dhammika Ganepola and Sobhitha Rajakaruna today (Feb 17)
The Appeals Courts decision comes a day after the CEBs proposition for an electricity tariff trek entered result on February 16 upon
receiving the approval of the Public Utilities Commission the day before.Meanwhile, Minister of Power - & Energy Kanchana Wijesekera has
actually provided guarantees to the members of the public about an uninterrupted power supply now that the brand-new electricity tariff
modification is in effect.
