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Sri Lanka cricket captains challenge player employment classification

Srilanka, March 18 -- Sri Lanka Cricket ODI Captain Charith Asalanka and Test Cricket Captain Dhanajaya De Silva have filed writ petitions before the Court of Appeal challenging the classification of ... Read More


Court of Appeal reserves order on Deshabandu's Writ petition for March 17

Colombo, March 12 -- The Court of Appeal today reserved its order on the writ petition filed by Inspector General of Police (IGP) Deshabandu Tennakoon until March 17. In his writ petition, Deshabandu... Read More


Failure to pay compensation to Royal Park victims SC issues show cause notice to Maithripala Sirisena

Colombo, March 11 -- The Supreme Court today issued notices to former President Maithripala Sirisena, requiring him to show cause for his failure to pay the compensation awarded to the victims of the ... Read More


Maithripala tells court he paid required compensation to Royal Park victims

Colombo, March 11 -- Former President Maithripala Sirisena, through his lawyer informed the Supreme Court today that he has paid the required compensation to the victims of the Royal Park murder case.... Read More


Former Army Chief of Staff Nanda Mallawaarachchi granted bail

Sri Lanka, March 8 -- Former Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army, (Rtd) Major General Nanda Mallawaarachchi, has been released on bail by the Colombo Fort Magistrate following an application to effec... Read More


Court revokes travel ban on Pastor Jerome Fernando

Colombo, March 5 -- The Colombo Fort Magistrate's Court today lifted the travel ban imposed on Pastor Jerome Fernando. Earlier, the court had imposed the travel ban as a bail condition in connection ... Read More


SC dismisses FR petition by Ex-Additional Secretary over Immunoglobulin case

Colombo, March 4 -- A Fundamental Rights petition filed by former Additional Secretary to the Ministry of Health, Dr. Saman Ratnayake, challenging his arrest in connection with the alleged import of s... Read More


Bar Association urges IGP to launch inquiry

Srilanka, Feb. 25 -- The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) yesterday announced that extrajudicial killings could never be a solution to addressing the rise in criminal activity and that crime could ... Read More


SC sets hearing for FR petitions against Deshabandu

Srilanka, Feb. 24 -- Nine Fundamental Rights petitions filed challenging the appointment of Deshabandu Tennakoon as the Inspector General of Police (IGP) were today fixed for argument by the Supreme C... Read More


Court dismisses objections by Cabraal, four others in Treasury Bill case

Srilanka, Feb. 21 -- The Colombo High Court today rejected the preliminary objections raised by former Governor of the Central Bank, Ajith Nivard Cabraal and four others in connection with a case invo... Read More