The Attorney General has informed the Supreme Court that the decision to sell eight state enterprises including Sri Lanka Telecom, Air Lanka, Insurance Company and Lanka Hospital Company will not be implemented.
The State Counsel appearing for the Attorney General made this announcement yesterday when a Fundamental Rights Petition filed by Dr. Gunadasa Amarasekara and a group challenging the sale of the relevant institutions during the previous government was taken up.
The relevant petition was taken up before a three-judge Supreme Court bench comprising Justices Achala Vengappuli, Mahinda Samayawardena and Sampath Abeykoon.
The previous government’s Cabinet and former President Ranil Wickremesinghe were named as respondents to this petition.
Attorney Kanishka Vitarana, appearing for the petitioners, stated that there is no need to continue the petition since the current government has informed that it will not implement the decision taken by the government to sell the relevant state institutions.
The three-judge Supreme Court bench, which considered the arguments presented by both parties, has decided to conclude the hearing of the petition.