A Fundamental Rights petition, which sought to declare null and void the recommendation and subsequent appointment of Justice Ranga Dissanayake to the position of Director General of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption, has been withdrawn yesterday (23) before the Supreme Court.
The petition had been filed by a group including Ven. Wevalduwa Gnananprabha Thero, the Chief Incumbent of the Uduwalawe Soma Viharaya.
The case was called before a three-judge bench of the Supreme Court comprising Chief Justice Priyantha Jayawardena, Justice Mahinda Samayawardhena, and Justice Sampath Abeykoon.
During the hearing, the counsel representing the petitioners informed the Court that they wished to withdraw the petition, and accordingly requested the Court’s permission to do so.
Following this, the three-judge bench granted permission to withdraw the petition and ordered it to be dismissed.
