Mervyn Silva to pay Rs. 400, 000 Compensation to a Resident…

On November 28, last year, the Supreme Court  determined  that former Deputy Minister and former OIC of the Kiribathgoda Police infringed the fundamental rights of the petitioner after demolishing a part of his residential house in 2010 and ordered former Deputy Minister Mervyn Silva to pay compensation of Rs.400, 000 personally as damages to  the petitioner .

The Supreme Court yesterday  ordered former Deputy Minister Mervyn Silva to pay compensation of Rs.400, 000 as damages to a resident of Kiribathgoda by June 27 this year.

President’s Counsel Anil de Silva appearing on behalf of the former Minister gave an undertaking to the Supreme Court three-judge-bench headed by Chief Justice Priyasath Dep that the compensation would be paid before June 27.