It is reported that the Supreme Court ruled that the fundamental rights of DIG Vas Gunawardena, who is currently on death row, had been violated by arresting CID Inspector Sugath Mendis for creating false evidence in his case and ordered the IGP to pay ten lakh rupees as compensation.
This petition was voted before a bench of Supreme Court judges consisting of Priyantha Jayawardena, Mahinda Samayawardena and S. Thureraja.