Five member Supreme Court Judge
Panel has today (11)dismissed two petitions submitted by former Defense Secretary and Presidential Candidate of Sri Lanka Podu Jana Peramuna Gotabaya Rajapakshe requesting to issue an order declaring the three member Judge Panel of permanent High Court has no Judicial power to hear the court case on using public funds to build D.A Rajapakshe Memorial Museum.
The petitions requested the Supreme Court to declare that the facts included in the court case filed by Attorney General Dappula De Livera against Former Defense Secretary and few others are incorrect which was denied by the majority in Five Member Supreme Court Judge panel.
The majority of the Judge panel was of
the view that the two petitions do not have legal basis to taken up for hearing according to the Chairman of the Supreme Court Judge Panel Judge Sisira Aberw.Therefore the Judge panel had dismissed the two petitions without taken up for hearing .
Former Defense Secretary Gotabaya Rajapakshe and few others had been charged over Utilizing Rs.33.9 worth public funds to build the D.A Rajapakshe Memorial Museum .
The petitions requested the Supreme Court to declare that the facts included in the court case filed by Attorney General Dappula De Livera against Former Defense Secretary and few others are incorrect which was denied by the majority in Five Member Supreme Court Judge panel.
The majority of the Judge panel was of
the view that the two petitions do not have legal basis to taken up for hearing according to the Chairman of the Supreme Court Judge Panel Judge Sisira Aberw.Therefore the Judge panel had dismissed the two petitions without taken up for hearing .
Former Defense Secretary Gotabaya Rajapakshe and few others had been charged over Utilizing Rs.33.9 worth public funds to build the D.A Rajapakshe Memorial Museum .
