The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka informed the Attorney General today (06) to think about allowing a lawyer to meet with former State Minister Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan, known as Pillayan. He is currently held under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) at the Criminal Investigation Department (CID). This meeting would help the lawyer gather information about a fundamental rights petition that is still pending in court. Pillayan filed this petition in 2016 after his arrest related to the murder of Tamil National Alliance (TNA) Parliamentarian Joseph Pararajasingham. Today (06), a three-judge panel of the Supreme Court, which included Justices Janak de Silva, Menaka Wijesundara, and Gihan Kulatunga, heard the case, according to a report by Ada Derana. President’s Counsel Sanjeewa Jayawardena, who is representing Pillayan, told the court that Pillayan had been previously found not guilty and released by the High Court regarding the murder charges. However, he mentioned that Pillayan is currently in custody under the PTA for a different matter and has not given instructions for the fundamental rights petition to continue. The judges then asked Additional Solicitor General Sudarshana de Silva, who represented the Attorney General, if it would be possible to allow access to the detained person for these instructions. The Additional Solicitor General replied that if the lawyers for Pillayan requested it, they could arrange the meeting. Therefore, the Supreme Court instructed Pillayan's lawyers to take the necessary actions to get instructions from him. The court also set the next hearing for the petition on July 28, 2026.