Sri Lanka, Feb. 23 -- The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka today (23) directed the Attorney General's Department to file a charge sheet for Contempt of Court against I.G.S. Premathilaka, the former Director of the National Institute of Education (NIE).

The order was issued following his failure to comply with a court directive in connection with Fundamental Rights (FR) petitions filed over the 2024 Grade 5 Scholarship examination paper leak.

The Supreme Court also ordered that notice be issued on the respondent to appear before it on March 26.

The three-judge bench, comprising Chief Justice Preethi Padman Surasena, Justice Achala Wengappuli, and Justice Priyantha Fernando, issued the order after considering the facts presented before it, sai...