Court Rejects Dilith's Petition Over Contempt Finding

Report Summary

The Court of Appeal dismissed, without a hearing, a writ petition filed by Parliamentarian Dilith Jayaweera. Jayaweera sought an order to invalidate a finding by the Colombo Fort Magistrate that he committed contempt of court. The decision was delivered by a three-judge bench consisting of Court of Appeal President Rohantha Abeysuriya, Chamath Morais, and Adithya Patabendige.