SLT court case final determination pending

APPEAL: The Consumer Association of Lanka filed a case in the Court of Appeal challenging the approval granted by the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL) and the Minister, for the tariff revision implemented by Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT). The Court of Appeal delivered the order in favour of Consumer Association of Lanka.

This was stated in a media release issued by Public Relations Office, Sri Lanka Telecom. Both SLT and TRCSL appealed against this order in August 2005 and the Supreme Court having been satisfied of the existence of a prima facia case in appeal was pleased to grant both SLT and the TRCSL special leave to appeal to the Supreme Court from the said order of the Court of Appeal.

Therefore the appeals were taken up for hearing in the Supreme Court on 18th September 2006 before a bench comprising Chief Justice Sarath N. Silva, and Justices Raja Fernando and Amaratunga. The counsel for SLT made a detailed submission on behalf of SLT on substantive issues and thereafter the case was refixed to be resumed for further submission of counsel for SLT, on 11th December 2006.

As such this case is still pending final determination by the Supreme Court and no orders have been made as yet.