Gnanasara Thera...

The Bench comprising Justices L.t.b.dehideniya and K.k.wickramasinghe fixed the contempt matter against Ven. Gnanasara Thera to be mentioned on June 12.

The Court on May 24 ordered that Ven. Gnanasara Thera be produced in Court on the next date (31) with a Medical Certificate, as he was not present in Court.

When the Contempt matter against Ven. Gnanasara Thera came up before the Bench comprising Justices Rohini Walgama (President/ca) and S.thurairaja, the court directed the Junior Counsel Anusha Perusinghe who appeared for Ven. Gnanasara Thera to undertake to produce him on the next date with a medical certificate. The Court nominated a new Bench to fix a date for inquiry.

The Court on February 28 over-ruled the preliminary objection by the Respondent Ven. Gnanasara Thera with the contempt matter against him, and the charge sheet was read in the open Court. The Court on September 27 directed the Attorney General to consider to amend the summons if necessary against Gnanasara Thera with particulars of his alleged offensive conduct with regard to the language and his gestures in the Homagama Magistrate’s Court.

Homagama Magistrate Ranga Dissanayake filed a Contempt of Court action in the Court of Appeal against Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) General Secretary Ven. Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thera seeking the Appeal Court’s constitutional jurisdiction against the Thera’s alleged offensive behaviour in the Homagama Magistrate’s Court, amounting to Contempt of Court on January 25 last year.

He further sought the Court’s jurisdiction to take necessary legal action against Ven. Gnanasara Thera if the charges levelled against him amount to Contempt of Court.