INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
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.
