Plaint filed against Sports Director

Sandasen Marasinghe

Members of Sri Lanka Karate Do Association have filed a plaint against the Director of Sports of the Sports Development Department before the Colombo District Court pleading to issue an order staying the election scheduled to be held on June 25, to elect members for the interim Committee of the Sri Lanka Karate Do Association.

Plaintiff filed the plaint stating that certain non qualified persons posing as the members of the Karate Do Association have been allowed to vote at the election to the detriment of the Karate sport in Sri Lanka.

The Plaintiff A.G. De Soyza with three others cited Sports Director of the Sports Development Department B.D. Dahanayake and respectively the Chairman and Secretary of the Interim Committee of Karate Do Association H.M.B.C. Herath, S.G. Pathiranage and three other members as defendants.

The plaintiffs, members of the Sri Lanka Karate Do Association stated that the defendants have been appointed by the Sports Minister.

The plaintiff prayed before the Court to issue an enjoining order restraining the election on June 25 and to declare that only the members of the Sri Lanka Karate Do Association are entitled to vote at the election.

They further prayed to declare that it was illegal for non qualified members of the association to cast vote at the election.