The Attorney General has obtained an order from the Kurunegala Magistrate's Court to protect and prevent access to the demolished Buwaneka Hotel building site pending investigations. The Buwaneka Hotel building believed to be the King’s Court of King Buwanekabahu II in Kurunegala, was demolished on the 15th of July. Earlier in the week, media reports indicated that the building in question was recognised as an archaeological site and that the Department of Archaeology had scheduled excavation and preservation work to commence on 16 July. However, on 15 July the Road Development Authority (RDA) without seeking approval from the Department of Archaeology had demolished the building using a bulldozer.