A Gazette notification has been issued extending the term of the Presidential Commission to Inquiry probing SriLankan Airlines, SriLankan Catering Ltd and Mihin Lanka by another 5 months. 

The term of the presidential commission was set to end on July 31. However, it has now been extended until December 31, 2018. 

Issuing the government notification, President Maithripala Sirisena by virtue of the powers vested in him by Section 4 of the Commission of Inquiry Act (Chapter 393) has enlarged the Six Month period of time ending 31 July 2018 by five months up to 31 December 2018 for the rendering of the final report on completion of the said tasks of the Commission of Inquiry.

The Presidential Commission was established on 31 January 2018 by Notification published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2056/41 dated 02 February 2018 in terms of the provisions of Section 2 of the aforesaid Act. 

The commission is to investigate into alleged irregularities in connection with Sri Lankan Airlines Limited, Sri Lanka Catering Limited and Mihin Lanka (Private) Limited during the period 01st January, 2006 to 31st January, 2018.

Retired Supreme Court Judge Anil Gunarathne, was appointed as the Chairman of the commission while Appeal Court Judge Gamini Rohan Amarasekara, retired High Court Judge Piyasena Ranasinghe, former Deputy Auditor General Mallawaarachchige Don Anthony Harold and Director General of the Sri Lanka Accounting and Auditing Standards Monitoring Board Wasantha Jayaseeli Kapugama were appointed as members of the commission.

It commenced recording of evidence on June 04.