Sri Lanka women’s cricket captain Chamari Athapaththu and vice-captain Anushka Sanjeewani have filed a writ petition challenging the Inland Revenue Department’s (IRD) decision to classify them as employees of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC).
The petition was taken up today and has been scheduled for a hearing alongside the men’s cricketers’ petition on April 3 before the Court of Appeal.
The petitioners are seeking a notice to quash the IRD’s decision and an interim order to suspend its implementation.
Counsel Nishan Sydney Premathiratne, along with Shenali Dias and Sidath Gajayanaka, appeared on behalf of petitioners Charith Asalanka and Dhananjaya de Silva, under the instructions of Gamindu Karunasena.
Meanwhile, President’s Counsel Kuvera de Zoysa, with Pasindu Bandara and Sajana de Zoysa, represented Sri Lanka Cricket under the instructions of Sanjay Fonseka.
