The Colombo District Court on Tuesday (25) instructed the Election Committee (EC) formed to oversee the 2025 election of office bearers or the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Sri Lanka Rugby (SLR) to accept the nomination SLR ex-Present Lasitha Gunarathna for the post of President.
The former Sri Lanka cap and backrow forward had petitioned the said Court this January after his nomination to contest the now indefinitely postponed AGM was dismissed without a valid reason, by the EC formed to supervise it by the Competent Authority (CA) of SLR Shemal Fernando.
The Colombo District Court also instructed Fernando, who is also the Director General (DG) of the Sports Ministry, to accept Gunarathna’s nomination for the AGM.
The SLR Election Committee consists of retired High Court Judges G. S. Edirisinghe, Piyasena Ranasinghe, Bandula Dahanayake, National Olympic Committee head Suresh Subramaniam and Sports Ministry Secretary Aruna Bandara.