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Commercial
High Court issues notice on Harry J.
By Stanley Samarasinghe
The Business partners of D.H.S. Jayawardana,
who first formed “Stassen Exports Ltd” with him,
filed a case before the Commercial High Court of Western Province,
to give up there connection to him.
They alleged that D.H.S. Jayawardana changed his attitude
towards them, when he was appointed to various positions in
Government and State corporations, as senior advisor to the
President, Board of Investment and SriLankan Airlines.
Contd.on page 8
R.K.
Obeysekera, Zaki Alif and V.P. Vitachi, Petitioners in this
case, further alleged that Jayawardana began to pursue an
aggressive Business strategy, often testing the limits of
legality, which created discomfort and concern to the Petitioners.
Commercial High Court Judge of the Western Province, Rohini
Walagama, after hearing the submissions made by Petitioners’
Counsel, issued notice on Respondents, Milford Exports (Ceylon)
Ltd, D.H.S. Jayawardena, Mrs. Company Secretary, Secretaries
and Registrars (Pvt) Ltd., Sonia Weinman, returnable on August
29, 2008.
Court also ordered Respondents to show cause why relief should
not granted to Petitioners, as prayed in their petition.
Romesh de Silva P.C. with Sugath Caldera, instructed by G.G.
Arulpragasam, appeared for Petitioners.
Counsel requested court to direct Jayawardena to purchase
their shares or shell his shares to Petitioners and to issue
an Interim order preventing first Respondent company or Jayawardena
from taking any steps whatsoever, to alter the present status
quo of the Board of Directors of the Company.
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