Digital NIC project : SC dismisses Wimal’s petition

October 17, 2025 at 1:16 PM

The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka has dismissed two fundamental rights petitions filed by former Minister Wimal Weerawansa and Amani Rishad Hameed, which sought a ruling to invalidate the Memorandum of Understanding signed with India regarding the implementation of the digital identity card project.

These petitions were taken up today before a three-member Supreme Court bench chaired by Chief Justice Preethi Padman Surasena.

The bench accepted preliminary objections raised by the Attorney General, stating that the petitions could not proceed further. 

As a result, the Supreme Court decided not to examine the petitions against the MOU between the Government of Sri Lanka and India regarding the digital identity card project for Sri Lankan citizens, and declared them dismissed. (Newswire)