Former Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekara has denied allegations that the previous government failed to act on a court order regarding dealer margins owed to the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC).
Clarifying the timeline, he stated that court orders obtained by the Petroleum Dealers’ Association in 2022 and 2023 prevented the government from implementing a CPC-approved tariff formula. However, the Court of Appeal revoked this order on August 30, 2024, and the ministry received it on September 2.
Wijesekara said the ministry promptly sought the Attorney General’s opinion and instructed CPC to implement the order. However, the dealers appealed to the Supreme Court in mid-September, with the first hearing on September 18. He added that he was unaware of any Supreme Court ruling or further action taken after September 23.
He attached court documents and CPC board papers as evidence to support his claims.
Clarification on the false and misleading statements regarding the court order on the dealer margins –
Some individuals of the President @anuradisanayake’s Government, political activist, social media activist and main stream media made false and misleading allegations… pic.twitter.com/XcoMH6vGdc
— Kanchana Wijesekera (@kanchana_wij) March 2, 2025