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Supreme Court suspends recent gazette on Northern Province land

Sri Lanka, June 27 -- The Supreme Court today issued an interim order suspending the operation of the Gazette notification issued in respect of 5,941 acres of lands in the Northern Province. The gov... Read More


Solar power generators challenge tariff reduction before court

Sri Lanka, June 25 -- A group of solar power generators has filed a writ petition before the Court of Appeal challenging the government's decision to reduce the tariff paid per unit of electricity gen... Read More


CA to proceed with writ petition against construction of new roads through Sinharaja forest

Sri Lanka, June 21 -- The Court of Appeal yesterday decided to proceed with the writ petition filed challenging the construction of reservoirs and roads within the Sinharaja Forest Reserve during form... Read More


Supreme Court to hear BASL petition seeking action against university ragging

Sri Lanka, June 18 -- A Fundamental Rights petition filed by the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL), seeking the Supreme Court's intervention to prevent ragging in Sri Lanka's universities, was today... Read More


SC orders NIC recognition for Buddhist Bhikkhuni, citing violation of fundamental rights

Sri Lanka, June 17 -- In a landmark judgement upholding the right to equal treatment, the Supreme Court, by majority decision yesterday, issued an order directing the Commissioner General of the Depar... Read More


Chandrani Bandara indicted over 2019 appointments, granted Bail

Sri Lanka, June 6 -- The Colombo High Court today served an indictment on former Minister Chandrani Bandara over alleged irregular appointments made in 2019 during her tenure as Minister of Women and ... Read More


Supreme Court grants leave to hear FR petitions over demolition of Soul Beach Hotel

Sri Lanka, June 5 -- The Supreme Court granted leave to proceed with three Fundamental Rights petitions challenging the legality of the demolition of Soul Beach (Pvt) Ltd., a beachside hotel in Dehiwa... Read More