Sri Lanka, May 27 -- The Court of Appeal today (27) extended the interim injunction issued preventing the examination of a private plaint filed against Chairman of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) former Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva at the Maligakanda Magistrate's Court until 23 July.

The order was issued during a hearing of the writ petition filed by SLFP Chairman Nimal Siripala de Silva.

The petition was heard before a Court of Appeal bench, consisting of Acting President of the Court of Appeal Justice Mohammed Laffar Tahir and Justice Priyantha Fernando.

During the proceedings, the counsels of Thilanga Sumathipala, General Secretary of the United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA), informed court that their clients had decided t...