Plaintiff absent – case put off
The injunction order halting the screening of ‘Usawiya Nihandai’ film directed by Prasanna Vithanage was extended by Colombo District Court Judge M.U. Gunawardena until 20th October as the plaintiff was not present in Court.
The plaintiff former Magistrate Lenin Ratnayake filed the petition citing that the film was based on a story that he had committed rape on a woman.
The Judicial Service Commission found the former Magistrate Lenin Ratnayake guilty of raping a woman and was suspended from service.