Commercial High Court Judge Ratnapriya Gurusinghe dismissed the petition filed by Dialog Broadband Network Ltd (Dialog Broadband) against Sri Lanka Telecom PLC (SLT) regarding the alleged violation of Intellectual Property Rights by SLT relating to GPON RFP to build last mile fibre solutions using FTTH by Dialog.
Dialog Broadband, a fully owned subsidiary of Dialog Axiata PLC claimed a sum of Rupees 7.8 billion among other relief from SLT under its petition on the basis that SLT has referred to GPON RFP which was filed by SLT against Dialog Axiata PLC purporting violation of Sri Lanka Telecommunications Act by Dialog Axiata PLC.
SLT made an application to Commercial High Court to revoke relief granted to Dialog Broadband under the ex parte order. In the Commercial High Court case, SLT further raised the preliminary objection that this action has been filed by the wrong party and High Court Judge Gurusinghe upheld the preliminary objection of SLT, delivering the order, dismissing in limine Dialog Broadband’s action and their claim of Rupees 7.8 billion in damages from SLT. S.A.Parthalingam PC with Chanaka de Silva, Niranjan Arulpragasam and Sachinda Kahandage Attorneys-at-Law instructed by G.G.Arulpragasam Attorney-at-Law appeared on behalf of Sri Lanka Telecom PLC. Dr. Kanagishwaran PC with Lakshman Jeyakumar Attorney-at-Law instructed by F J & G De Saram Attorneys-at-Law appeared on behalf of Dialog Broadband Network (Pvt) Ltd.