After hearing the petition filed against former President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, former Central Bank Governor Ajit Nivard Cabral, former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, former Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa, and others, the Supreme Court ordered the former President to appear in court on August 1st. Gotabaya Rajapaksa was notified.
Because Mr. Gotabhaya Rajapaksa was the President of the country at the time the petition was filed, the name of the Attorney General was mentioned in the petition instead of his, but now that he has left the office of President, the petitioners have directly included his name in the petition.