Harcourts sues CAA and Chief Rumy Marzook Rs. 500 m each
Thursday, 10 July 2014 00:33
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Harcourts Ltd. has fired two separate letters of demand to Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) and its Chairman Rumy Marzook for Rs. 500 million each over the recent raid for alleged storage of expired drugs, pharmaceuticals and or cosmetic devices.
In the letters, Harcourts lawyer Sanath Wijewardane has stated that his client is one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in Sri Lanka with very high reputation and good name of business. Further, the client is one of the market leaders in the industry with the largest retail pharmacy chain.
Officers of the CAA on 26 and 27 May, the letter states, wrongfully and purportedly ‘raided’ the store maintained for the storing of expired drugs, pharmaceutical and/or cosmetics devices.
In doing so, the letter alleged that the CAA officers had given and/or caused to be given very high publicity to the said wrongful and purported raid through the media, State as well as private and electronic as well as print, which Harcourts claimed “portraying a false and a wrongful picture about the said purported raid itself and/or the stock that was stored in the said stores”.
CAA Chairman Marzook also held a press conference on 28 May in relation to the said purported raid and Harcourts alleged made malicious, false, adverse and derogative comments demonstrating the products of the company together with the corporate logo.
The Harcourts lawyer had alleged that the conduct of CAA and Chairman is abuse of authority, wrongful and malicious.
The letter claimed they have jointly and/or severally has caused Harcourts tremendous loss and damage, namely loss of reputation, good name of business, loss of business and other and further pecuniary losses.
The letters of demand claiming Rs. 500 million each have given four weeks of notice, failing which Harcourts has threatened to institute legal proceedings against CAA and its Chairman Marzook.
