Courtesy Adaderana The Court of Appeal has directed the Attorney General to present submissions on probes into the import of a large consignment of swords following the Easter Sunday terror attacks, in consultation with the Inspector General of Police and the Defence Secretary. The petition filed by His Eminence Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith seeking an impartial […]

Courtesy Adaderana Charges against former Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka over the hit-and-run case in 2016 have been read out at the Colombo High Court today (March 04). The matter was called before Colombo High Court Judge Namal Walalle, Ada Derana correspondent said. Accordingly, the indictment filed by the Attorney General was read out in the […]

Courtesy Adaderana The Court of Appeal has directed the Attorney General to examine and submit a report on the alleged illegal construction and development projects at the Muthurajawela Wetlands on March 09. The petitions filed by Archbishop of Colombo Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith and the Center for Environmental Justice seeking an injunction suspending illegal construction and […]

Courtesy Adaderana Attorney at Law Hejaaz Hezbullah and principal of the controversial Madrasa school Mohamed Shakeel have been placed under remand custody until March 03. The duo was brought before the Fort Magistrate Priyantha Liyanage earlier today (February 18). Deputy Solicitor General Dileep Peiris told the court that the suspect Hejaaz Hizbullah was involved in […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Whilst highlighting that Catholics are willing to forgive those who staged Easter Sunday attacks two years ago, Archbishop of Colombo His Eminence Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith today called for setting up of new laws to prevent such mayhem in the future. He said this during the Ash Wednesday Service at St. Anthony’s […]

Courtesy Adaderana The Attorney General has been forwarded information regarding the filing of charges against 30 persons involved in the 2019 Easter Sunday terror attacks, says Minister of Public Security Sarath Weerasekera. Speaking to journalists in Colombo, he stated that 251 suspects have been remanded in connection with the attacks. The cardinal has a responsibility […]

Courtesy Adaderana Supreme Court has ordered a teacher of a school in Matara to recompense a student who lost the hearing ability after being slapped by him in 2017. The teacher in question, Jayantha Premakumara Siriwardhane, had been in charge of discipline at Puhuwella Central College in Matara. He has been ordered to pay a […]

Courtesy Adaderana The Attorney General has informed the Inspector General of Police (IGP) that the Criminal Investigations and the material submitted in the respect of the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks are incomplete. Attorney General Dappula de Livera has directed IGP C. D. Wickramaratne to conduct further investigations on the matter. He has further instructed the […]

by Shamindra Fedinando Courtesy The Island ‘Political Victimisation’ PCoI report: An Opposition political grouping has accused the SLPP government of planning to deprive civic rights of several members of parliament and ex-MPs. Opposition activists former Deputy Minister Karu Paranavithana, Attorney-at-Law Crishmal Warnasuriya, Attorney-at-Law Shiral Lakthilaka and Ananda Lanarolle alleged the government targeted former Prime Miniter […]

Yoshitha Perera Courtesy The Daily Mirror The Colombo High Court today served indictments against former Minister Ravi Karunanayaka and PTL owner Arjun Aloysius over a Bribery case.  The case filed by the Bribery Commission was taken up before Colombo High Court Judge Aditya Patabendige today. The two accused were released on a cash bail of […]

Courtesy Adaderana Attorney General Dappula de Livera has forwarded the indictment against the former directors of Swarnamahal Jewellers Pvt. Ltd. for running a financial business without a licence. Coordinating Officer of the Attorney General, State Counsel Nishara Jayaratne said the indictment was forwarded to the Colombo High Court under the Finance Business Act.

Courtesy Adaderana A special Presidential Commission of Inquiry has been appointed to implement the recommendations of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry into Political Victimization. Supreme Court Judge Dhammika Priyantha chairs the tri-member Commission appointed by President Rajapaksa. In addition, Supreme Court Judge Khema Kumuduni Wickramasinghe and Appeals Court Judge Rathnapriya Gurusingha have also been named […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror The Inspector General of Police (IGP) has issued a special circular to officers-in-charge of all police stations and all senior ranked officers to take legal action against the persons who are interfering with investigations conducted by the police. Police Spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana said, police have received telephone calls from various […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror A total number of 12,339 prison inmates have been released from prisons across the country since December 1, 2020 upto today, in order to reduce congestion privailing in prisons. Prison spokesman Chandana Ekanayake said accordingly, 1,100 remanded male prisoners and 26 female inmates were among the released. Moreover, 10,832 male suspects […]

Courtesy Adaderana Former Chairman of Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL), President’s Counsel U.R. de Silva says the MP Ranjan Ramanayake, who was sentenced to four-year rigorous imprisonment today, will lose his parliamentary seat. Speaking further, he said Ramanayake will not be able to appeal the verdict delivered by the Supreme Court. The parliamentarian will […]

Courtesy Adaderana The Attorney General’s Department today informed the Batticaloa High Court that it will not continue with the case against MP Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan alias Pillayan” regarding the murder of former TNA MP Joseph Pararajasingham. Senior State Counsel Madhawa Tennakoon informed the Batticaloa High Court of this decision today (11). Six defendants including Pillayan have […]

PRESS RELEASE The Muslim Council of Britain 30 December 2020 The Muslim Council of Britain to launch legal action against Sri Lankan government’s ‘forced cremations’ The ongoing ‘forced cremation’ policy by the Sri Lankan Government of COVID-19 deceased has included a 20-day old baby and over 100 Muslims according to a reliable source. In response […]

Courtesy Hiru News The forensic doctors at the Karapitiya Teaching Hospital in Galle stated that if the body of the patient who died due to COVID that is being kept at the morgue is not cremated, they will withdraw from their duties. Forwarding a letter to the Police Inspector at the Galle Headquarters, Health Services […]

Courtesy Adaderana The Supreme Court has decided to call for clarifications on the contempt of court case against MP Ranjan Ramanayake on January 12, 2021. The case was taken up today before a judge bench comprising Justices Vijith Malalgoda, Murdu Fernando and S. Thurairaja, under a motion filed by the Attorney General. Accordingly the court […]

Courtesy Adaderana Wattala Magistrate’s Court today (16) ordered to cremate the bodies of four inmates who died during the recent prison riot. The post-mortem reports of the four deceased inmates were submitted to the Wattala Magistrate’s Court by the experts’ committee appointed in this regard. A total of 11 inmates were killed in the prison […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror While raising the importance to establish a Presidential Task Force to resolve existing problems in prisons, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said a large number of people are in remand custody due to delays in the Analyst, Attorney General and Police Departments. President made these remarks at a discussion held at the Presidential […]

By Rathindra Kuruwita Courtesy The Island It was only three weeks after the Easter Sunday attacks that the Attorney General’s Department had paid attention to the file on NTJ leader Zahran Hashim, sent by Terrorism Investigation Division (TID) in early June 2017, seeking its advice, Deputy Solicitor General, Azard Navavi, on Saturday (05) told the […]

උපුටා ගැන්ම ලංකා සී නිව්ස් තමන්ට එරෙහිව අධිකරණය හමුවේ විභාග වන නඩුවක තීන්දුව 8 වනදා ලබා දීමට නියමිත බව සමගි ජන බලවේග පාර්ලිමේන්තු මන්ත්‍රී රන්ජන් රාමනායක මහතා සඳහන් කරයි. ඒ අනුව තමන් එදිනට හිරේ යාමට නියමිත යැයි ද ඔහු පැවසීය. අද දින තමන්ගේ පාර්ලිමේන්තුවේ අවසන් දිනය යැයිද ඒ මහතා පාර්ලිමේන්තුව අමතමින් කියා සිටියේය. අඩුම මාස […]

Courtesy Adaderana Minister of Justice Ali Sabry has appointed a five-member committee to investigate the incident at the Mahara Prison on Sunday and to submit a report with recommendations. The committee is chaired by retired High Court judge Sarojini Kusala Weerawardena and also includes Chief Legal advisor to the Ministry of Justice U. R. De […]

Courtesy Hiru News Government Information Department stated that the Ministry of Justice has appointed a five-member committee chaired by former High Court Judge Kusala Sarojini Weerawardena, to probe the unrest at the Mahara Prison.

Courtesy Adaderana A man has been arrested for violating court orders by organizing a commemoration event in Jaffna for the now-defunct terror group LTTE. Speaking on the matter, DIG Ajith Rohana noted that the suspect will be produced before the court soon. The arrestee was identified as a 47-year-old clergyman, the police spokesperson said further. […]

Courtesy Adaderana Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal (TMVP) leader and parliamentarian Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan alias Pillayan” has been granted bail by the Batticaloa High Court. The Batticaloa District MP was ordered released on bail by Batticaloa High Court Judge T. Wigneshwaran, when the case filed over the murder of former TNA MP Joseph Pararajasingham was taken up […]

Courtesy Adaderana The doctor who was arrested by the Maharagama Police for shooting a school student with an air-rifle has been remanded by the order of the Nugegoda Magistrate’s Court.  A 17-year-old student of the ErewwalaEast Dharmapala Vidyalaya had entered a private property near the school, yesterday (22) to retrieve a ball that had been […]

Courtesy Adaderana An indictment filed by the Attorney General against Minister Janaka Bandara Tennakoon over a murder that took place in 1999 has been revoked by the Court of Appeal. The verdict was delivered by the President of Appeals Court, Justice A.H.M.D. Nawaz and Justice Sobitha Rajakaruna today (20). In a writ application, Minister Tennakoon […]

Courtesy Hiru News The Attorney General has instructed the Acting Inspector General of Police to submit the progress report requested regarding the investigation into the Minuwangoda Brandix factory coronavirus cluster, today (18) itself. Attorney General’s Coordinating Officer State Counsel Nishara Jayaratne stated that the team conducting the investigation which includes the Criminal Investigation Department Director […]