The Supreme Court ruled yesterday (11) to dismiss a petition filed against current Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya stating that he had insulted the judiciary while he was serving as the Attorney General.
This was announced by a five-member Supreme Court Bench comprising of Murdu Fernando, Gamini Amarasekara, A.H.M.D.Nawaz, Janak de Silva and Achala Vengappuli.
This petition was dismissed by accepting the preliminary objections raised by the Attorney General against this petition.
The petition had been filed by attorney Nagananda Kodithuwakku. When this petition was called up earlier, the Attorney General submitting preliminary objections stated that this petition had been submitted based on false, baseless facts. The Attorney General had requested that it be dismissed without a hearing as it was filed on the basis of misleading facts. Accepting the initial objections, the Bench noted that the petitioner had attempted to undermine the Supreme Court, the highest court in Sri Lanka.
The Bench noted that by filing such a baseless petition, the petitioner had tried to underestimate and insult the authority, public trust and respect of the judiciary.
Attorney General Sanjay Rajaratnam was also present in court when this verdict was announced.
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