Aloysius & Co. Accused of Dodging Rs. 1B in VAT

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Department of Inland Revenue has filed legal action against Arjun Aloysius, and Anthony Randev Jinendra John, directors of W. M. Mendis and Company, for allegedly evading Value Added Tax (VAT) payments amounting to Rs. 1.035 billion.

The case was filed before Colombo Additional Magistrate Pavithra Sanjeewani Pathirana, based on allegations that the accused failed to remit VAT for the 2019/2020 financial years, causing significant loss to the state.

Representing the Inland Revenue Commissioner, Attorney-at-Law Dinesh Perera requested the court to issue summons for the accused to appear, citing deliberate tax evasion. 

The magistrate accepted the request and issued summond ordering the accused to appear in court on October 13, 2025.

This is not the first time these respondents faced legal consequences over tax-related offenses. In a previous case, they were convicted and sentenced to six months’ imprisonment for similar VAT violations.