Appeal Court dismisses environmental lobby group’s 2015 Writ against Port City

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The Writ application filed by the Centre for Environmental Justice against the Colombo Port City Project in 2015 was dismissed by the Court of Appeal yesterday.

The Writ application was against the Project Company developing the Colombo Port City Project, Sri Lanka Ports Authority, the Board of Investments and the Government of Sri Lanka, citing the project was violating the environmental laws and not following due procedures.

Appeal Court President Justice A.H.M.D. Nawaz has dismissed and cleared all legal proceedings related to the case which was the last legal case against the Port City project.

SSC Suren Gnanaraj appeared for the Government and Attorney-at-Law Dr. Asanga Gunawansa, with Dilshan Jayasuriya and Shenella Fonseka appeared for the Project Company. Attorney-at-Law Ravindranath Dabare represented the petitioner Hemantha Withanage of the Centre for Environmental Justice.