Sri Lanka, Jan. 8 -- The Colombo High Court has ordered that the case filed against former Minister Anura Priyadharshana Yapa and seven others be taken up for trial on January 27, Ada Derana reporter said.

The case has been filed on charges of misusing funds amounting to over Rs. 6.1 million belonging to the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC), under the pretext of providing relief to the people displaced by floods in Bingiriya and Narammala areas in 2014, and instead using the funds for presidential election campaigning activities in 2015.

The case was taken up today before Colombo High Court Judge Udesh Ranatunga, who, after considering the submissions made, directed to commence the trial on January 27.

The High Court Judge further or...