The Court of Appeal (CA) has ordered the release of attorney-at-law P. Udayangani, who was remanded by the Puttalam High Court over contempt of court charges.

This order was issued by a two-Judge bench comprised of the Acting President of the CA, Justice M. Thahir Mohammed Laffar and Justice K. Priyantha Fernando, after considering a petition filed by the President of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka, attorney-at-law Rajeev Amarasuriya yesterday (31 March).

Meanwhile, the Court also ordered the lawyer in question to appear before the CA on 28 April.