The Supreme Court issued an Interim Order today,
Temporarily halting the Cabinet’s decision to outsource its visa application process to GBS Technology Services & IVS Global- FZCO, VFS VF Worldwide Holdings LTD led consortium.
This suspension will remain in effect until the petitions are finally resolved.
Several fundamental rights petition were filed in the Supreme Court calling for action against the procedural violations and abuse of public trust by officials in the procurement of private entities to handle the Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) system for the issuance of visas for tourists visiting Sri Lanka.
Among the respondents named in the petition are the Minister of Public Security,
the Controller General of Immigration,
the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority,
GBS Technology Services & IVS Global- FZCO,
VFS VF Worldwide Holdings LTD, the Cabinet of Sri Lanka and the Attorney General.
