Sweden, Jan. 8 -- A writ Petition filed calling for a medical report on President's mental status was dismissed by Court of Appeal today stating that the CA has no authority to hear the case.

The Court of Appeal yesterday (7th January) dismissed with costs, the application for a Writ of Mandamus filed by M. J. M. Thakshila Lakmali Jayawardena.

The Court said that out of the 22 million people in the country, only the petitioner had got interested. There was no police report or any such complaint in support of the allegation that the President was not in a sound mind.

The petition had not made the President a party. He is not able to defend himself. The petitioner intends to tarnish the public image of the President. The petitioner was r...