29 November 2023 04:57 pm Views - 3596
The petitioner Dimitri Shiraz Augustus Pietrangeli, an Attorney-at-Law by profession filed the application through Attorney-at-Law Subhashini j. Pathiranage, challenging the alleged contemptuous conduct of the former Sports Minister during a parliamentary session on November 8, 2023.
The petitioner is further seeking an order to impose a sentence on the former Minister for contempt of court under Article 105(3) of the constitution.
The petitioner stated that the respondent former Minister during a parliamentary session on November 8 made several allegations regarding the alleged motives and reasons for the issuance of interim orders by Justice Nissanka Bandula Karunaratne.