The Chairman of the Public Utilities Commission Janaka Ratnayake has yesterday (29) stated that a legal action will be taken today (30) against the officers in Electricity board who had failed to provide an uninterrupted power supply during on going GCE Advanced level examination .
Although the Public Utilities Commission had directed the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) not to implement the scheduled Daily power cuts during the GCE Advanced Level Examination from 24th of January to 17th of February .CEB has failed to implement the order he has stated.
The Public Utilities Commission chairman had also said that he is awaiting to receive the charge sheet Minister of Power is said to be drafted against him over his opposition to the implementaton of ongoing power cuts .An independent authority cannot rely on political authority he has further stated.