Avant Garde files case citing losses during ‘take over’ by the Navy
In a case filed with the Colombo District Court, Avant Garde is seeking a sum of Rs. 2.4 billion that it incurred as losses following the Sri Lanka Navy taking possession of one of its vessels.
Avant Garde notes that on the 13th of November 2015, when its vessel was anchored at the Galle Harbour, a group of navy personnel citing an order from the Navy Headquarters, had taken possession of the vessel, and that is in violation of the government laws.
The Attorney General, Chief-of-Defence-Staff Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne, former Navy Commander Rear Admiral Travis Sinniah and the present Commander of Sri Lanka Navy Rear Admiral Sirimevan Ranasinghe have been named as respondents.
At present, there are several questions surrounding the operations of Avant Garde during the former r...