By Shehan Chamika Silva
The decision whether to go ahead or dismiss the interim injunction order imposed by court refraining the film ' Usawiya Nihandai' being screened was fixed for October 21 by Colombo District Court Judge M.U. Gunawardena today.
Former District Court Judge Lenin Ratnayake as the complainant had earlier filed a petition in Colombo District Court seeking an interim order refraining the film being screened.
Complainant claimed that the respondents cited in the film had filmed a false story relating to him by defaming the judiciary.
He had also informed court in the petition that there was another defamation case going on in the Court regarding a television programme telecasted in 1999 in connection with the same subject matter. Therefore, filming a story relating to the same content could influence the decision in that case and his reputation.
However, submitting various technical errors and non disclosure of material facts relating to the subject matter in filing the petition in court, counsel appeared on behalf of the defendants moved objections drawing court attention to dismiss the request made by the complainant and lift the interim injunction order imposed refraining the film ‘silence in court’ being screened.
A petition was filed earlier by former Magistrate Lenin Ratnayake in Colombo District Court citing the Director, Prasanna withanage of the film and seven others as respondents.
Earlier the court had delivered a refraining order by preventing the film being screen till October 19.
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