Although it was widely rumoured that Chief Justice Mohan Peiris sent his letter to Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday evening itself, no authoritative sources confirmed any such move.

When Asian Mirror contacted Prime Minister's Media Secretary Saman Athaudahetti in this regard, he said he was not aware of any such development although there were rumours.

"The Prime Minister was attending his first Cabinet meeting on Wednesday evening. So it is not not clear whether he has received a letter from the Chief Justice," the Media Secretary said.

Asian Mirror then contacted Upul Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka Bar Association. The BASL ,which represents the legal fraternity of the country, seems to be the strongest opponent of Chief Justice Mohan Peiris, at the moment.

"We heard there was something in the offing. But, we haven't received any confirmation yet," Jayasuriya said on Wednesday evening.

The Chief Justice's office too, understandably,did not know anything about a letter of resignation! 

However, the rumour started floating around when Health Minister Rajitha Senaratne told a media gathering on Wednesday that the Chief Justice - who was under fire from multiple parties due to a number of issues -  had informed the Prime Minister that he would resign from the position.