Gotabhaya’s FR  Petition Re-fixed For Argument

Earlier, former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksha had sought Court’s intervention to prevent an imminent arrest of him over several purported investigations.

On May 13, 2015 the Supreme Court issued an interim order staying the arrest of former defense secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa and granted leave to proceed in the fundamental rights petition filed by him.

However, on June 8, 2015 the Supreme Court clarified that the interim order staying the arrest of former defense secretary would only apply for four incidents and not prevent other investigative authorities to proceed with their investigations,   who have not been named as the respondents.

Supreme Court three-judge-bench headed by Justice Eva Wanasundara fixed FR  petition for argument on January 23.