The Fundamental Rights (FR) Petition filed by former IGP Pujith Jayasundara has been re-fixed for support on July 31 by the Supreme Court. The petition was taken up before Justices Buwaneka Aluvihare, S. Thurairaja, and L.T.B. Dehideniya this morning (24).
Jayasundara had filed the petition against him being sent on compulsory leave by President Maithripala Sirisena.
The Court observed that Director of the State Intelligence Service Nilantha Jayawardena and Secretary to the President, Udaya R. Seneviratne, had filed affidavits with regard to the subject matter on June 21, 2019, hence, the court was in need of a reasonable time to consider them.
However, attorney Viran Corea representing IGP Jayasundara told court that he had not received such affidavits so far.
Former Secretary to the Ministry of Defence Hemasiri Fernando and former Chief of National Intelligence Sisira Mendis, who were also among the respondents to the petition, were represented by President's Counsels Anuja Premaratne and Shanaka Ranasinghe respectively.
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