Court dismisses petition on President's mental health

by Staff Writer 07-01-2019 | 12:36 PM
COLOMBO (News 1st) - 

The court of appeal has dismissed an application calling for a mandamus writ to

be issued

to the Fort OIC and the IGP.

The mandamus writ was to

be issued

calling for a medical report on the President's Mental health. However, t

he court decided that the petition was baseless.

 

The said petition

was filed by

an individual named Thakshila Lakmali Jayawardhena. 

The court also ordered the petitioner to pay legal costs of Rs.100,000 to the respondents.

 

The petition

was taken

up before the President of the Court of Appeal Justice P Padman Surasena, and Justice Arjuna Obeysekara

.