The Attorney General's Department today informed the Court of Appeal that a special expert committee's report on the motor capacity of imported BYD vehicles is expected within the next few weeks.

This was revealed during the hearing of a writ petition filed by John Keells CGS Company against Sri Lanka Customs, which had initially detained the vehicles.

The company managed to get the vehicles released on a bank guarantee.

The case was heard before a bench comprising President Judge Rohantha Abeysuriya and Justice Priyatha Fernando.

During the proceedings, President's Counsel Manohara de Silva, representing a group of other vehicle importers, sought permission for his clients to intervene in the case, arguing that the court's decision would impact 446 vehicle importers in the country.

However, President's Counsel Farzana Jameel, appearing for the petitioner company, objected to the request, stating that there was no legal basis for their intervention.

Jameel submitted copies of several past Supreme Court judgments to support her argument.

The Additional Solicitor General Sumathi Dharmawardena, representing Customs, said the expert committee was appointed to determine whether the motor capacity of the vehicles was 100 or 150 kilowatts.

He noted that the committee, which includes Professors Y.M.R. Amarasinghe and J.P. Karunadasa, is expected to submit its report in the coming weeks.

Further consideration of the petition has been postponed until the 22nd of this month.