Sri Lanka, Feb. 14 -- The Supreme Court has ordered the postponement of the hearing of an appeal seeking to invalidate a Court of Appeal verdict that acquitted former Minister Premalal Jayasekara, who had previously been sentenced to death on murder charges, until September 4.

The appeal was submitted by the parties aggrieved by the murder, said Ada Derana reporter.

The appeal was called before a three-judge Supreme Court bench headed by Justice A.H.M.D. Nawaz.

The Supreme Court scheduled the hearing for September 4 after accepting a submission that the State Counsel appearing for the Attorney General was indisposed due to illness.

Premalal Jayasekara was previously sentenced to death by the Ratnapura High Court after being found guil...