Sri Lanka, Sept. 29 -- The Cabinet of Ministers approved to establish a special unit under the Ministry of Justice to implement a Judicial Reform Program within a period 3-years with the assistance of legal experts.

There have been 766,784 pending cases in the courts by the end of 2019 and urgent action should be taken.

Accordingly, it has been identified that necessary steps need to be taken through infrastructure development, legal reform, judicial automation and capacity building to address the issues that cause delays in cases.

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