Sri Lanka, July 17 -- The Supreme Court today (17) ordered that a fundamental rights petition filed requesting an order be issued to recover the compensation money that had been paid to former Ministers and Members of Parliament by the government after their houses and properties were damaged by fire, be taken up for clarification of facts on November 13.

The property damage occurred as a result of the violent incidents that spread across the country following the attack on the 'Gota Go Gama' protest site at Galle Face on May 9, 2022.

The fundamental rights petition was filed by attorney-at-law Dr. Ravindranath Dabare, a social activist.

The petition was taken up before a Supreme Court bench comprising Justices Mahinda Samayawardhena a...