Sri Lanka, Feb. 26 -- The Court of Appeal has permitted the importation of specified consignments of BYD vehicles, reaffirming that such imports may proceed on the same basis as earlier directed by Court, subject to the submission of a corporate guarantee covering any duty difference.

The order followed motions filed by John Keells CG Auto (Pvt) Ltd seeking approval to import 450 units of the Atto-2 model and a further 400 units of the BYD Dolphin Dynamic 70 kW. The company also requested that identical future consignments be released under similar terms, without the necessity of filing separate Court applications on each occasion.

President's Counsel Farzana Jameel, appearing for the petitioner, submitted that the application did not s...