By Shehan Chamika Silva
Court of Appeal today issued notices to Finance Minister
Ravi Karunanayake and thirteen others to appear in court on October 12 pursuant
to a writ petition filed by Ven. Agulugalle Jinananda Thera against the
decision of the Finance Ministry to exempt customs levies on a Beer Company in
Biyagama.
The petitioners stated in the petition that a special
decision had been taken by the Finance Ministry to waive-off customs taxes to a
company known as Lion Brewery Plc for a period of four months whereby causing a
Rs. 6 billion financial lost to the State.
The petitioners seek a writ order from the court to against
the ministry’s decision of exempt of customs levies from the beer company.
Ven. Ginanada Thera and five others cited Finance Minister,
Secretary of Finance Ministry, Director General of Customs and eleven others as
respondents.
The petition came before the Bench comprising Justice Vijith
Malalgoda (president) and Justice Prithi Pathman Soorasena.
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