October 14, Colombo (LNW): The Colombo Magistrate Court rejected an appeal filed by Director of W.M. Mendis Distilleries Arjun Aloysius and Anthony Randev Dinendra John demanding the nullification of the six-month prison sentence imposed on them by the Court today (14).
The Colombo Magistrate Court handed down a six-month prison sentence to Aloysius, along with two other executives, for their failure to settle Rs. 3.5 billion in unpaid Value Added Tax (VAT).
The Inland Revenue Department (IRD) had filed the case against the company for defaulting on tax payments owed to the government from 2016 to 2019.
The appeal was lodged in determination of it being forwarded to the Colombo High Court, however to no avail.
The appeal challenging the prison sentence was called in before Colombo Additional Magistrate Bandara Illangasinghe, after which the rejection was declared.
The appeal is also said to have requested the Court to settle the defaulted taxes in instalments.
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