Sri Lanka, Sept. 29 -- The Court of Appeal has scheduled the hearing of former Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka's writ petition seeking to annul charges filed against him over the 2016 hit-and-run incident on November 24.

The petition was called before Court of Appeal Justice Frank Gunawardena today (29), Ada Derana reporter said.

Accordingly, the judge, considering a request made by Attorney Amarasiri Panditharatne, appearing for Patali Champika Ranawaka, ordered that the relevant petition be called for hearing on November 24.

The Attorney General had filed an indictment against former Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka before the Colombo High Court during the tenure of former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa for causing a motor accident ...