The Court of Appeal has scheduled a fresh hearing on May 31 for former Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella’s writ application, which seeks to overturn the Maligakanda Magistrate’s decision to remand him over the import of substandard immunoglobulin vials.
The petition was taken up for consideration before the two-judge bench, comprising Justices Nissanka Bandula Karunaratne and Shashi Mahendran.
Accordingly, the petition has been scheduled for consideration on May 31.
In his petition, Rambukwella requested a Writ of Prohibition to prevent the Maligakanda Magistrate from taking any further steps to detain him in remand custody.
Rambukwella was arrested and placed in remand custody following investigations which revealed that financial fraud of Rs. 130 million had occurred via the imports of substandard medicine, during his tenure as Health Minister. (Newswire)