Sri Lanka, March 31 -- The Supreme Court has ruled that the Colombo Municipal Council and the Kolonnawa Urban Council violated fundamental rights of residents by illegally dumping waste on the land known as "Pothuvil Kumbura" in Meethotamulla.

The ruling was delivered in a fundamental rights petition filed by a group of residents from the affected area, including lawyer Nuwan Bopage, said Ada Derana reporter.

The case was heard before a three-judge bench of the Supreme Court, consisting of Chief Justice Preethi Padman Surasena, Justices Yasantha Kodagoda and Priyantha Fernando.

In delivering the judgment, Justice Yasantha Kodagoda stated that the Colombo Municipal Council had taken steps to dump waste at the Meethotamulla Pothuvil Kumb...