SC postpones Ranjan’s Contempt of Court case

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Case to be heard on 26 Feb.

By S.S. Selvanayagam

The Supreme Court yesterday deferred the Contempt of Court case against MP Ranjan Ramanayake for 26 February.

The Rules was already read to the Accused Respondent Ranjan Ramanayake. He had pleaded not guilty.

The Attorney General, on 30 July, furnished the draft Rule against Deputy Minister Ranjan Ramanayake, complaining of him for having committed the alleged offence of Contempt of Court.

The Court, on 18 June, directed the Attorney General to furnish a draft Rule against Ramanayake to show cause as to why he should be charged in respect of two petitions complaining of him having committed the alleged offence of Contempt of Court.

The President’s Counsel M. A. Sumanthiran, with Jerusha Crossette Thambiah, appeared for Ranjan Ramanayake.

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