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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


Namal granted bail in Krrish deal case

Srilanka, Feb. 18 -- The Colombo High Court today granted bail to Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa after serving him with indictments in connection with the controver... Read More


AG has not withdrawn advice letter

Srilanka, Feb. 13 -- The Attorney General (AG) has not withdrawn his advice letter, sent on January 27, 2025, which discharged three suspects related to the abduction of Sunday Leader Editor Lasantha ... Read More


AG's decisions in criminal matters should not be reviewed by political authorities- BASL tells President

Sri Lanka, Feb. 8 -- Colombo, Feb 08 (Daily Mirror) - The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL), in a letter to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, strongly emphasised that decisions of the Attorney Gen... Read More


Mahinda Rajapaksa's FR petition challenging security reduction to be heard March 19

Srilanka, Feb. 6 -- A Fundamental Rights petition filed by former President Mahinda Rajapaksa challenging the government's decision to reduce his security detail without conducting a proper security a... Read More


Minister Ananda Wijepala's Parliamentary seat challenged in court

Srilanka, Feb. 3 -- A writ petition has been filed before the Court of Appeal seeking a declaration that Minister Ananda Wijepala is disqualified from serving as a Member of Parliament and is therefor... Read More


Sri Lanka permits 100 adoptions for foreign applicants for 2025

Srilanka, Feb. 3 -- The Minister of Women and Child Affairs has issued an Extraordinary Gazette notification limiting the number of adoption orders that may be made by all courts in Sri Lanka for fore... Read More


Controversial Visa deal: Harsha Ilukpitiya's bail application postponed indefinitely by Supreme Court

Srilanka, Jan. 29 -- A bail application submitted on behalf of Harsha Ilukpitiya, the former Controller General of Immigration and Emigration, was postponed indefinitely by the Supreme Court today. I... Read More