Srinagar, Nov. 6 -- Gampaha Magistrate Bandula Gunarathne has been transferred to the Sri Lanka Judges' Institute.

The transfer comes in the aftermath of Magistrate Bandula Gunaratne forwarding a complaint to the President of the Court of Appeal, seeking action against Inspector General of Police (IGP) Priyantha Weerasooriya on charges of contempt of court.

The complaint followed the Magistrate's determination that the IGP had committed contempt of court by failing to comply with an order directing him to issue a circular to all police stations instructing officers not to initiate baseless cases against innocent citizens of the country.

The incident stemmed from two separate cases filed by the Anti-Vice Unit of the Gampaha Police befo...