Court delays decision on petition challenging remand of Kassapa Thero and another monk

The Court of Appeal in Sri Lanka has decided to delay its decision on a writ petition that seeks to overturn the remand order against Venerable Balangoda Kassapa Thero and Venerable Trincomalee Kalyanawansa Tissa Thero. This case is related to the incident involving a Buddha statue in Trincomalee. The ruling was supposed to be announced today by a panel that included the President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Rohanta Abeysuriya, and Justice Priyantha Fernando, as reported by Ada Derana. However, the President stated that the decision was not ready yet. The bench has now scheduled the ruling for 3 February. They also mentioned that if the order is completed sooner, it will be announced next Monday, and the involved parties will be informed. Due to legal restrictions, comments have been disabled on all articles about ongoing court cases, as decided by the Ada Derana Editorial team. Copyright ©2026 Ada Derana. All rights reserved. Solution by Technology Partner Fortunacreatives.