Kurunegala Mayor Thushara Sanjeewa has filed a writ petition in the Court of Appeal seeking an order quashing the arrest warrant issued by Kurunegala Magistrate's court in connection with the demolition of an archeological site in Kurunegala.

The Attorney General has instructed the Police to arrest the Kurunegala Mayor over the incident and produce him before the court.

The Mayor came under severe criticism for damaging the king's court built by King Buvanekabahu II during the 12th century.

Supporters of the Mayor haave staged protests in the Kurunagala against the moves to arrest him.