Order reserved in CMC case

Sandasen MARASINGHE

Colombo District Judge Sampath Wijeratne yesterday reserved order for today in respect of the plaint filed to restrain granting tender by the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) to dispose garbage to two urban divisions including the Fort division.

The Court issued the order after considering a plaint filed by Municipal Councillor Milton Liyanage stating that granting tenders by the CMC today is inconsistent with the prevailing Government tender procedure.

The plaintiff cited Divisional Commissioner Hewahatage Sumanapala and Municipal Commissioner Badrani Jayawardene as the defendants.

The plaintiff stated that the CMC had entered into a resolution to takeover the garbage disposal of these two divisions by the CMC after the expiry of the tender period of the earlier party. They reached this resolution to save a large sum of money and grant a large number of employment to the people.

But the defendants are attempting to grant tenders for the disposal of garbage in these two divisions today in an illegal manner, the plaintiff said.