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| Notice issued on SB Dissanayake returned unserved by Wasantha Ramanayake The notice issued on S.B. Dissanayake, former Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Samurdhi to appear before the Supreme Court to answer the contempt charges had been returned unserved, the Registrar of the Supreme Court said. The Registrar said that the notice had been addressed to the former Minister's Official residence in Colombo. But it had not been accepted. Despite the unserved notice, the matter which had been earlier fixed for May 7 would be taken up on that date without a change, he said. Thereafter, he would be noticed to appear before the court on a subsequent date. The SC issued notice on the former Minister on April 8, to answer the charges as to why he should not be punished in connection with alleged adverse remarks made by him against the SC at the Vap Magul ceremony held in Habaraduwa, on November 3, 2003. Three petitioners in their petitions to the SC stated, that the former Minister had made the remarks against the SC decision in connection with a Reference made by the President. They stated that the President had sent the Reference to the Court to determine the constitutionality of a Gazette Notification that sought to vest the power to retire the Commissioned officers of three Armed Forces in the Defence Minister. S.B. Dissanayake was elected as a UNF member of Parliament for the Nuwara Eliya District at the recently held General Election. They prayed the SC to inquire into the comments made by the Minister and to take suitable actions accordingly. |
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