Fmr. Bribery DG goes to court against ex-minister

Dilrukshi Dias Wickramasinghe PC, the previous Solicitor Basic on the Lawyer Basic’s Division and the previous Bribery Fee Director Basic instituted authorized motion in opposition to former Cupboard Minister Rohitha Bogollagama claiming Rs.1 Billion damages additionally searching for an interim injunction restraining Rohitha Bogollagama from defaming her additional and restraining him from disposing his property with out reserving Rs.1 Billion price of property.

When the above case which was filed by Dilrukshi Dias Wickramasinghe PC by her Lawyer-at-Regulation G.G.Arulpmgasam, got here up earlier than Extra District Choose Maheshi de Silva at this time, Chandaka Jayasundara PC appeared on behalf of Dilrukshi Dias Wickramasinghe PC, and made submissions searching for to subject summons and within the first occasion, solely to subject discover of interim injunction on the Defendant and reserving the suitable to help for an enjoining order if mandatory.

Within the Plaint, it’s acknowledged that the Bribery Fee has issued discover on the Defendant to seem earlier than the Bribery Fee as a way to reply the allegations of bribery in opposition to him and that the Defendant has refused to return earlier than the Bribery Fee and on an utility by the Bribery Fee, the Supreme Courtroom issued a rule on the Defendant, after which, the Defendant had come earlier than the Bribery Fee and had given a press release.

Upon recording the assertion, the Bribery Fee filed motion in opposition to the Defendant within the 12 months 2015.

Nonetheless, identical was withdrawn as a consequence of a technical defect and subsequently, an motion was instituted within the Excessive Courtroom and identical is pending.

Within the Plaint filed by Dilrukshi Dias Wickramasinghe, it’s acknowledged that on 16.07.2020, after giving proof on the Bribery Fee, the Defendant had made a press release to the impact that the previous Bribery Fee Director Basic has misled court docket and has instituted motion in opposition to him and thereby for effectively over 5 years, he has been harassed.

Within the Plaint it was additionally acknowledged that, because of the stated false and defamatory assertion, the previous Bribery Fee Director Basic has been humiliated and insulted as knowledgeable and as an individual and that the unblemished character she had constructed over time as a authorities servant had been tarnished owing to the stated assertion by the Defendant and accordingly, she had suffered loss and injury estimated at Rs.1 Billion.

Having heard the submissions made by the Plaintiff’s counsel, court docket ordered to subject summons and spot of interim injunction on the Defendant, returnable on 29.11.2022.

Chandaka Jayasundara PC appeared with Mr.Chinthaka Fernando, Dilumi de Alwis and Sayuri Liyanasuriya Attorneys-at-Regulation on behalf of the Plaintiff, instructed by
G.G.Arulpragasam, Lawyer-at-Regulation.
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