The Court of Appeal issued an interim injunction today (Feb. 3), preventing the implementation of the decision by the Commissioner of Buddhist Affairs to appoint S.V. Chandrasinghe as the acting custodian of the Sabaragamuwa Maha Saman Devalaya.
Additionally, the court issued another interim order barring him from voting in the upcoming election on Feb. 11 to select the Basnayake Nilame of the Devalaya.
The rulings were made after considering a petition filed by former Basnayake Nilame Migara Jayasundara, Hemanta Bandara Herath, Chairman of the Basnayake Nilames’ Association, and its Secretary, Priyantha Bandara Jayasundara. (Newswire)