Settlement on Standard premises?

Sandasen Marasinghe

Kosala Darmadasa the owner of the Standard Newspapers (Pvt) Ltd premises informed Colombo District Judge Sisira Ratnayake that he would come to a settlement with the Standard Newspapers (Pvt) Ltd in connection with the plaint he filed against the company for allowing the setting up of a head office of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party Mahajana wing by former ministers Mangala Samaraweera and Sripathi Sooriyaarachchi.

Standard Newspapers (Pvt) Ltd premises owner Kosala Darmadasa of No 165, Castle Street, Colombo 8 filed a plaint on July 31, before the Colombo District Court complaining that the Company at No. 175, Castle Street, Colombo 8 had allowed the premises to be used of head office of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party Mahajana wing and for conducting political activities, in breach of the tenancy agreement.

The case will be called on November 01.

President's Counsel Ikram Mohammed with Thisith Wijegunawardana instructed by Nimal Rajapakse appeared for plaintiff.