The Supreme Court (SC) has allowed naming former President Ranil Wickremesinghe as a respondent of a petition filed challenging the appointment of Deshabandu Tennakoon as the Inspector General of Police (IGP).

A petition filed by the Young Journalists’ Association against Tennakoon’s appointment as the IGP was taken up before the two-member SC Judge bench comprising Justices Preethi Padman Surasena and Janak de Silva on Tuesday (29).

During the trial, President’s Counsel Saliya Pieris, who appeared for the petitioning party requested the Court for permission to name Wickremesinghe as a respondent of the case.

Accordingly, the bench which allowed naming Wickremesinghe as a respondent, also ordered the petition to be recalled on 11 November.