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Controller General of Immigration and Emigration remanded

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Colombo, September 25 (Daily Mirror)- The Supreme Court today ordered that Controller General of Immigration and Emigration, Harsha Ilukpitiya, be remanded until the conclusion of the contempt of court proceedings against him.

The Supreme Court today issued a rule charging the Controller General of Immigration and Emigration, Harsha Ilukpitiya, with contempt of court for failing to implement its order, which had suspended a Cabinet decision granting approval for online and expatriate visa operations in Sri Lanka.
Supreme Court three-judge bench, comprising Justices Preethi Padman Surasena, Kumuduni Wickremasinghe, and Achala Wengappuli fixed the matter for inquiry on January 22.