21 March 2023 04:35 pm
Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) General Secretary Ranjith Madduma Bandara today filed a contempt of case against Treasury Secretary for alleged failure to comply with the Supreme Court order issued regarding the Local Government Elections.
The SJB General Secretary is seeking an order to charge Treasury Secretary Mahinda Siriwardana for the offence of Contempt of the Court under Article 105(3) of the Constitution.
On March 3, the Supreme Court issued an interim order preventing the Treasury Secretary and any other state official from withholding any funds allocated for the purpose of conducting Local Government Polls-2023. This order had been issued pursuant to a Fundamental Rights petition filed by SJB General Secretary Ranjith Madduma Bandara.
This petition had been filed through Attorney-at-Law Sampath Wijewardena. (Lakmal Sooriyagoda)