The Court of Appeal today dismissed the contempt of court case filed against the Director General of Sports over the alleged failure to conduct elections for Sri Lanka Rugby, as previously agreed before the Colombo District Court.
The ruling was delivered by Acting President of the Court of Appeal Justice Mohamed Lafar Tahir and Justice Priyantha Fernando, who also instructed the withdrawal of the contempt charges.
Appearing on behalf of the Attorney General, Additional Solicitor General Sumathi Dharmawardena submitted that the contempt rule had been issued based on misrepresented facts and breached the principle of “Uberrima fides”.
He also noted that the Director General had complied with the undertaking by calling the Special General Meeting of Sri Lanka Rugby and appointing the Election Committee. Accordingly, the Court was requested to withdraw both the rule and the undertaking.
Accepting the submissions, the Court of Appeal recalled the rule, permitted the withdrawal of the undertaking made on December 4, 2024, and terminated Writ Application No. 438/2024. (Newswire)
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