9th November 2007

Loudspeakers and amplifiers have been banned from 10.00 p.m. to 6.00 p.m. from today. The Supreme Court made the interim order considering a petition filed by a group of residents at Weligama opposing sound pollution.

According to Supreme Court rule those willing to use loudspeakers during the period from 10.00 p.m. to 6.00 a.m. for religious festivals should submit an application to the nearest magistrate’s court.

Announcing the ruling Chief Justice Sarath N. Silva, who chaired the three-judge bench panel, said that nobody has a right to make unbearable noises as they wish. He said the order was a measure to safeguard the environment and ordered the Defense Secretary and the IGP to take stern action against those who violate the court order.

Courtesy - Lanka Truth