It is reported that the Supreme Court has issued an interim injunction preventing the implementation of a decision issued by the Court of Appeal against former minister Mr. Rishad Badiuddin to take measures to replant trees in the areas where forests were cut and revealed near Wilpattu.
This interim order has been issued allowing the hearing of an appeal petition submitted by Mr. Rishad Badiuddin.
The court has ordered that the petition be called on February 28.