The petitioners have expressed their willingness to withdraw the legal action challenging the importation of substandard coal, provided an assurance is given that the financial losses incurred as a result will not be passed on to electricity consumers.
This was informed to the Court of Appeal today by Attorney-at-Law Nuwan Bopage, who appeared on behalf of petitioner Pubudu Jagoda, Education Secretary of the Frontline Socialist Party.
The petition seeks an order preventing the financial losses arising from the importation of substandard coal from being transferred to electricity consumers, Ada Derana reporter said.
The matter was taken up before the Court of Appeal today, during which Bopage informed court that the petitioners would be prepared to withdraw the application upon receiving an assurance that consumers would not be burdened with the losses arising from the substandard coal imports.
