On December 6, 2016, the Court issued a conditional order preventing Ven. Uduwe Dhammaloka Thera from using loudspeakers in a manner of causing nuisance at Alan Methiniyaramaya Temple in Polhengoda between 5 a.m. and 6 a.m. The Court had made this order taking into consideration a private plaint filed by six parties including former Minister Milinda Moragoda and Centre for Environmental Justice alleging that Loudspeakers was causing annoyance and disturbance to the residents.