The Court of Appeal on December 5  will take up a petition filed against the Former President of the GMOA Dr Anuruddha Padeniya accusing him of being in contempt of court after he is alleged to have made comments insulting the courts. He is being accused of allegedly undermining the Court of Appeal judgment delivered regarding the SAITM issue. 

Two civil society activists Prof. Sarath Wijesuriya, the Convener of the National Movement for Social Justice (NMSJ) and Gamini Viyangoda, the co-convener of Puravesi Balaya Social Movement had filed this Contempt of Court action naming GMOA President Dr Anuruddha Padeniya as the respondent.

Plaintiffs allege that Dr Anuruddha Padeniya, speaking at a public meeting in Colombo in April 2017, strongly criticized a decision of the Court of Appeal regarding the SAITM Private Medical College.

Accordingly, the petitioners said Dr Anuruddha Padeniya had insulted the court and the petition and the complaint has been lodged seeking appropriate action against him.