Writ application filed seeking criminal probes into recent LP gas incidents
December 8, 2021 02:46 pm
A writ application has been filed before the Court of Appeal with regard to the recent liquefied petroleum gas-related incidents.
The petition was lodged by public interest litigation activist Nagananda Kodituwakku.
He has requested the Appeals Court to direct the Inspector-General of Police to initiate criminal investigations against Minister of Trade Bandula Gunawardena, State Minister of Consumer Protection Lasantha Alagiyawanna, Chairman of Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) and the Director-General of Sri Lanka Standards Institution (SLSI) on the matter.
In his petition, Kodituwakku alleged that the importation and distribution of substandard LP gas have resulted in a number of dangerous incidents across the island.
He also sought a court order directing the country’s two largest LP gas suppliers – Litro Gas Lanka Ltd. and Laugfs Gas PLC – to recall the gas cylinders already released to the market.
Kodituwakku also wants the Appeals Court to issue an order preventing the release of gas cylinders to the market until a proper investigation is conducted and the safety of the public is ensured.
The writ application is scheduled to be taken up for consideration tomorrow (December 09).
