The Court of Appeal in Colombo has dismissed, without proceeding to a hearing, a writ petition filed by Parliamentarian Dilith Jayaweera challenging a prior contempt of court finding.
Jayaweera had submitted the application seeking an order to invalidate a conclusion reached by the Colombo Fort Magistrate, who ruled that the Member of Parliament had committed contempt of court.
Key Developments
- The Court of Appeal rejected Parliamentarian Dilith Jayaweera’s writ petition without taking it up for a formal hearing.
- The petition requested an order to nullify a Colombo Fort Magistrate finding that determined Jayaweera was guilty of contempt of court.
- The ruling was delivered by a three-judge bench led by Court of Appeal President Rohantha Abeysuriya.
The determination was delivered by a three-judge bench comprising Court of Appeal President Rohantha Abeysuriya, Chamath Morais, and Adithya Patabendige.