INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Minister of Sports Roshan Ranasinghe has filed a motion requesting the lifting of the stay order issued by the Court of Appeals preventing
the operation of the seven-member Interim Committee appointed by him for the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) and the relevant gazette notification
issued by him in this regard.The motion including the objections related to the relevant stay order, has been filed before the Appeals Court
through Attorney-at-Law G.G
Arulpragasam.On November 07, the Court of Appeal issued 14-day stay orders preventing the operation of the seven-member Interim Committee
appointed for the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) and the relevant gazette notification issued by Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe in this regard,
after considering a writ petition filed by the Chairman of SLC Shammi Silva.Accordingly, the court had issued three stay orders in total
pertaining to the matter: the first to prevent the gazette issued by the Sports Minister appointing the interim committee for the SLC, the
second to prevent the committee members chaired by Arjuna Ranatunga from acting in their respective positions and the third to prevent the
respondents including the Sports Minister from interfering the activities of the petitioner and the other officials of cricket board.Sports
Minister Roshan Ranasinghe appointed a seven-member Interim Committee for Sri Lanka Cricket, chaired by World Cup-winning former Sri Lanka
captain Arjuna Ranatunga on November 06, 2023, under the authority granted to him by the Sports Law No 25 of 1973, while the previous board
snowballed after India demolished the Lions to register a 302-run victory in ODI 33 of the ongoing ICC World Cup.Meanwhile the chairman of
Lankan audience once again and create a group of players who are passionate about the country.
