Sri Lanka, Feb. 24 -- The Supreme Court has scheduled hearings for nine Fundamental Rights (FR) petitions challenging the appointment of Deshabandu Tennakoon as the Inspector General of Police (IGP). The petitions argue that Tennakoon's appointment, while he previously served as the Senior DIG in charge of the Western Province, is unconstitutional.The case was presented before a five-member Supreme Court bench today, comprising Justices Preethi Padman Surasena, Yasantha Kodagoda, A.H.M.D. Nawaz, Shiran Gunaratne, and Achala Vengappuli.President's Counsel Romesh de Silva, representing Tennakoon, informed the court of an interim injunction preventing his client from performing IGP duties. He requested the court to expedite the hearing of th...