Rishad and Basil issued notice over Wilpattu case

Rishad and Basil issued notice over Wilpattu case

February 2, 2018   05:09 pm

The Court of Appeal has granted leave to proceed with the Writ Petition filed as public interest litigation on the alleged deforestation and illegal construction of housing project in the Wilpattu National Park.

The decision was announced when the petition, filed by two rights activists including Attorney-at-Law Nagananda Kodituwakku, was taken up before a judge-bench comprising Appeals Court chairman Preethi Padman Surasena and Justice Shiran Gunaratne. 

The petitioners informed the court that the illegal deforestation and constructions carried out within the Wilpattu National Park has caused large-scale environmental damage.

They requested the court to issue a directive to remove the unauthorized constructions and to reclaim the lands back to the government as they are completely unlawful. 

After considering the facts presented, the Appeals Court granted leave to proceed with the petition and issued notice on several parties including Minister Rishad Bathiudeen, former Minister Basil Rajapaksa, the Central Environmental Authority (CEA) and the Wildlife Conservation Department, who have been named as respondents in the petition, to appear before the court on March 5.   

Disclaimer: All the comments will be moderated by the AD editorial. Abstain from posting comments that are obscene, defamatory or slanderous. Please avoid outside hyperlinks inside the comment and avoid typing all capitalized comments. Help us delete comments that do not follow these guidelines by flagging them(mouse over a comment and click the flag icon on the right side). Do use these forums to voice your opinions and create healthy discourse.



NOTE:- Due to legal contstraints, the Ada Derana Editorial team has taken a decision to disable comments on all articles concerning ongoing court procedures.

Most Viewed Video Stories

President says committed to building an efficient, people-centered public service (English)

President says committed to building an efficient, people-centered public service (English)

Daham Sirisena and ex-MP Rajika Wickremesinghe join the Mawbima Janatha Party (English)

Parties that supported Ranil to contest General Election under 'Gas Cylinder' symbol (English)

LG Elections to be held soon after parliamentary polls (English)

LIVE🔴Ada Derana Prime Time News Bulletin 6.55 pm

LIVE🔴Ada Derana Lunch Time News Bulletin 12.00 pm

Presidential Secretariat returns 19 vehicles to govt institutions (English)

MPs who supported ex-president Ranil meet to decide on symbol and alliance for polls (English)