Sri Lanka, Oct. 7 -- The National Shoora Council (NSC), an apex body of Muslim civil society organisations in Sri Lanka, has urged Justice Minister Harshana Nanayakkara not to overload the already overburdened judiciary with additional work related to inquests into Sudden Deaths currently handled mostly by Inquirers into Sudden Deaths (ISDs).

Presently, only in instances of reasonable suspicion of crime, including criminal negligence, Magistrates are required under section 370(3) of the Law relating to criminal procedure to handle inquests of deaths. That should remain, the NSC has said, but do not add the work of ISDs on to the Magistrates!

NSC's letter to the Minister dated 5th October 2025, while welcoming the Justice Ministry effort...