A tense situation arose before the Mannar Courts Complex this afternoon.
The tense situation erupted subsequent to a court order which was issued concerning a fisheries port in the Kondampitiya area.
Parties which were enraged by the court judgement lobbed stones at the court complex.
According to Police Media Spokesperson SP Ajith Rohana around 400 protesters who had congregated before the Mannar High court & Magistrates Court had vandalised property by pelting stones.