Sri Lanka, Nov. 11 -- The Court of Appeal directed the Sri Lanka Customs (SLC) to expeditiously release 625 BYD vehicles detained by the Customs, subject to respective bank guarantees and corporate guarantees, as set out in a motion filed by the Sri Lanka Customs.

The order was made by Court of Appeal President Justice Rohantha Abeysuriya and Justice K. Priyantha Fernando when several writ petitions filed by John Keells CG Auto (Pvt) Ltd came up for hearing.

The petitions relate to a dispute over the motor capacity of certain BYD vehicle models currently held by the Customs.

Senior Additional Solicitor General Sumathi Dharmawardena, PC appearing for the Director General of Customs, informed Court that the SLC had agreed to release the...