Colombo District Court Judge Lifted The Injunction Issued Against " Usaviya Nihandai" Film

The Colombo District Court has today(21) lifted the interim injunction issued against screening of a 57 minute long short Documentary Film "Usaviya Nihandai"(Silence in The Courts) made by award winning film maker Prasanna Vithanage.

On 05th of October the District Court had issued the interim injunction against the short Documentary Film which due to be released to local theaters on 06th of October after considering a petition filed against screening of the film by former Magistrate Lenin Ratnayake.

The petitioner has stated through his petition that the director of the Documentary Film made the film based on a false news report by stating he was sexually abused a female in June 1996.

After considering the facts presented through the petition the Colombo District Court judge has issued a interim injunction against screening "Usaviya Nihandai" film until 19th of October and on Wednesday the injunction was extended until Thursday(yesterday) and afterwards till today(21).

The  Colombo District Court Judge has postponed the case hearing until 19th of January 2017.