INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Court of Appeal has decided to take up further consideration of the case filed against the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) interim committee on
05).Accordingly, the court has informed newly-appointed Minister of Sports Harin Fernando to present his status regarding the matter on that
day, Ada Derana reporter said.On 06 November, a seven-member Interim Committee was appointed by then Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe,
chaired by World Cup-winning former Sri Lanka captain Arjuna Ranatunga
Imam, Retired Supreme Court Judge; Rohini Marasinghe, Retired Supreme Court Judge; Irangani Perera, Retired High Court Judge; Arjuna
Ranatunga (Chairman); Upali Dharmadasa; Rakitha Rajapakshe, Attorney-at-Law; and Hisham Jamaldeen.The following day, the Appeals Court
issued a 14-day stay order on the Interim Committee
The relevant order was issued by a two-member judge bench consisting of Appeals Court President Nissanka Bandula Karunaratne and Justice
13 November, Minister Ranasinghe filed a motion requesting the lifting of the stay order.Nevertheless, on Monday, President Ranil
Wickremesinghe removed SLPP parliamentarian Ranasinghe from all his ministerial portfolios and positions with immediate effect including as
the Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs and Minister of Irrigation.Subsequently, Harin Fernando, currently serving as the Minister of
Tourism, was sworn in as the new Minister of Sports, while Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi, currently serving as the Minister of Wildlife
and Forest Resources Conservation, was sworn in as the Minister of Irrigation.Speaking to the media after taking oath as the new Minister of
Sports, Fernando assured that necessary legal measures will be initiated to clean up the game of cricket in the country
He also stated that he would invite everyone to work together to help achieve this.The former Sports Minister has been at loggerheads with
World Cup 2023 and subsequent exit from the tournament.
