{"id":28704,"date":"2026-07-24T22:05:49","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T16:35:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lankatruth.com\/en\/?p=28704"},"modified":"2026-07-24T23:31:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T18:01:56","slug":"sc-sets-date-to-hear-petition-over-unpaid-electricity-bill-of-namals-wedding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lankatruth.com\/en\/?p=28704","title":{"rendered":"SC Sets Date to Hear Petition Over Unpaid Electricity Bill of Namal\u2019s Wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Supreme Court today (24) ordered that the Fundamental Rights (FR) petition filed regarding the non-payment of electricity bills incurred at the Weeraketiya residence for former President Mahinda Rajapaksa\u2019s son, Namal Rajapaksa\u2019s wedding in 2019, be fixed for hearing on December 04.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The petition seeks a ruling declaring that the failure to settle the electricity bill violated the fundamental human rights of the public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The application was taken up today before a Supreme Court bench comprising Justices A.H.M.D. Nawaz and Sampath Abeykoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Taking the submissions into consideration, the bench granted permission to the petitioner&#8217;s party to add the successor entity of the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) as a respondent to the petition, given the ongoing restructuring process of the CEB.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The unpaid electricity bill from Namal Rajapaksa&#8217;s wedding\u2014which remained unsettled even by 2023\u2014was initially exposed by Nalin Hewage, then JVP Galle District Leader and current Deputy Minister. 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