Colombo, March 12 -- The Court of Appeal today reserved its order on the writ petition filed by Inspector General of Police (IGP) Deshabandu Tennakoon until March 17.

In his writ petition, Deshabandu Tennakoon sought an order to stay the arrest warrant issued by the Matara Magistrate.

The Matara Magistrate had previously ordered Tennakoon's arrest in connection with the Weligama shooting incident.

The two-judge bench of the Court of Appeal, comprising Justices Mohamed Laffar and Sarath Dissanayake, heard the case and made this order.

President's Counsel Romesh de Silva, appearing for Tennakoon, argued that the Magistrate's arrest order was issued contrary to legal provisions and without recording a statement from his client.

However,...