– Frontline Socialist Party (FSP) Education Secretary Pubudu Jayagoda has filed a writ petition before the Court of Appeal seeking an order directing the relevant authorities to recover losses arising from the supply of substandard coal to the Lakvijaya Power Plant from the responsible suppliers.The petition also seeks an order preventing authorities from passing the financial burden caused by the low-quality coal onto electricity consumers through increased electricity tariffs.

The petitioner has further requested court to restrain the authorities from recovering the losses incurred due to the supply of inferior coal by imposing higher electricity charges on the public.The respondents named in the petition include Minister of Energy Aruna Karunathilake, Ministry Secretary G.M.R.D. Aponsu, Lanka Coal Company (Pvt) Ltd, National System Operator (Pvt) Ltd, Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka and the Attorney General’s Department.