The Supreme Court today made interim order stopping the operation of an indictment signed by the Director General of the Bribery Commission in December 2023 .
The Petitioner was the Land Commissioner General Bandula Jayasinghe . He was indicted with seven others in December 2023 by the Director General of the Bribery Commssion on a corruption charge relating to the change of a registration of a car whilst in the department of motor traffic .
The Petitioner argued that the Anti Corruption Act did not envisage the continuation of the office of the previous Director General.
The petitioner said that the entire premise of the new act was the appointment of a new Director General . He said that as a result the previous Director General could not have signed an indictment in December 2023 .
The Supreme Court bench comprising justices Yasantha Kodagoda , Dilip Nawaz and Achala Wengappulli issued formal notice and an interim order stopping proceedings on the indictment signed by the Dorector General .
The Supreme Court also made order that the Bribery Commission to reconsider its position on the indictment signed by the Director General in the interim period .
Argument was fixed for August 8,2024 .
Counsel Hafeel Farisz with N.K Ashokbaran , Shannon Thilekrathne and Shermina Bangsajaya appeared for the Petitioner Bandula Jayasinghe .
Senior Deputy Solicitor General Shanil Kularatne appeared for the Attorney General Counsel Anusha Sandarapperuma appeared for the Bribery Commissiom
