Sri Lanka, April 23 -- The Colombo Chief Magistrate's Court has delivered an order against the protest march planned to be staged by the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) employees' union near the Polduwa Junction in Welikada police area tomorrow (24).

Accordingly, the trade union's secretary Ranjan Jayalal, its members and other participants are barred from engaging in a protest march that gets in the way of vehicular movement and pedestrians.

Further, the court order has prohibited them from behaving in an unruly manner during the course of the demonstration.

The order was issued after taking into consideration a request made by the Officer in Charge (OIC) of Welikada Police, pursuant to the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure....