A Supreme Court judge today withdrew from hearing an appeal filed by former minister Rishad Bathiudeen against a judgment in a case related to the clearing of reserved forest land adjacent to the Wilpattu Wildlife Sanctuary for resettlement purposes.The appeal was taken up before a three-judge Supreme Court bench comprising Justices A.H.M.D. Nawaz, Sampath Abeykoon and Gihan Kulatunga.During the proceedings, Justice A.H.M.D. Nawaz informed the court that he was withdrawing from hearing the appeal due to personal reasons.Following the recusal, the Supreme Court bench ordered that the appeal be called for hearing before a differently constituted bench on September 9.The appeal challenges a judgment delivered in a case filed against the clearing of reserved forest areas near the Wilpattu Wildlife Sanctuary for the purpose of resettlement.
The appeal was taken up before a three-judge Supreme Court bench comprising Justices A. Nawaz informed the court that he was withdrawing from hearing the appeal due to personal reasons. Following the recusal, the Supreme Court bench ordered that the appeal be called for hearing before a differently constituted bench on September 9.
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People- Rishad Bathiudeen2
- Mahinda Samayawardhena
- Arjuna Obeyesekere
- Gihan Kulatunga
- Janak De Silva
- Bathiudeen
- Nawaz
Organisations- Supreme Court of Sri Lanka2
- Justices A.H.M.D. Nawaz2
- Sampath Abeykoon2
- Department of Wildlife Conservation
- Centre for Environmental Justice
- Wilpattu Case A Supreme Court
- Wilpattu Wildlife Sanctuary
- Court of Appeal
Places- Wilpattu Wildlife Sanctuary
- Yasanta Kodagoda
- Gihan Kulatunga
- Wilpattu
Keywords- resettlement
- withdraws
- reserved
- hearing
- forest
- bench
- judge
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