Access owner Sumal to take Arjuna to court

Friday, 26 June 2015

Access Group owner Sumal Perera is to take legal action against port and shipping minister Arjuna Ranatunga, reports reaching Lanka News Web say.

That is because the new government has called for fresh bids to import four cranes for the port, although he had already secured the tender.

The new bids are to be called, as the HNB and the Bank of Ceylon have already agreed to provide a loan at the request of the Ports Authority, reports say..

However, fresh bids are being called after Access had refused to give a three million dollar commission to a minister, who had got the 64 million dollar bid reduced somewhat.

The decision to call for fresh bids was taken at the recent cabinet meeting.