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Supreme Court holds with petitioners in Water’s Edge case
2008-10-08 12:30:56

The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled in favour of the petitioners in the ‘Water’s Edge’ case where former President Chandrika Kumaratunga is one of the respondents<, court officials said.

In this case, two retired public servants, S. Medis and Raja Senanayake filed a Fundamental Rights petition stating that the former President was instrumental in illegally transferring state lands meant for a 'public purpose' to a private company to build a golf course (now know as Water’s Edge) near the Parliament Complex at Battaramulla.

The petition said she misled the Cabinet into believing that foreign investment was coming in for the project when in reality no golf course was built by those who obtain permission to do so by the Cabinet.


Supreme Court orders land, buildings at Water's Edge to be returned
2008-10-08 12:47:20

The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered land and buildings at the Water's Edge Golf course to be returned to the Urban Development Authority (UDA), holding with the petitioners in the Water’s Edge case where former President Chandrika Kumaratunga is one of the respondents, court officials said.

The court also ordered Ms Kumaratunga to pay Rs 3 million as compensation to the state. The order to vacate the upmarket golf course was made to the Asia Pacific Golf Course Ltd.

Ronnie Peiris, a confidant of the former President and a respondent in this case, was ordered to pay Rs 2 million.

The Supreme Court also ordered the Bribery commission to look into allegation of Bribery and Corruption in awarding the land for the Golf course project.

In this case, two retired public servants, S. Medis and Raja Senanayake filed a Fundamental Rights petition stating that the former President was instrumental in illegally transferring state lands meant for a 'public purpose' to a private company to build a golf course (now know as Water’s Edge) near the Parliament Complex at Battaramulla.

The petition said she misled the Cabinet into believing that foreign investment was coming in for the project when in reality no golf course was built by those who obtain permission to do so by the Cabinet.

 
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