Law

Law & OrderDilshan TharakaTags: Print EditionCounsels appearing for the petitioners told the Court of Appeal yesterday that they intend to withdraw the writ petitions seeking an interim Stay Order preventing respondents in the…

Law & OrderGayan Kumara WeerasingheTags: Print EditionThree persons were arrested by the officials of Kelaniya Division Criminal Investigation Bureau with 35,100 kilos of  Tuna (Kelawalla and Balaya) fish which were unfit for human…

Law & OrderDilshan TharakaTags: Print EditionA Fundamental Rights petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking annulment of the Cabinet decision taken to enter into any long-term agreements with selected Petroleum Companies…

Law & OrderDilshan TharakaTags: Print EditionAn Interim Order issued preventing former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and former Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa from leaving the country without Court’s permission was yesterday…

Law & OrderDilshan TharakaTags: Print EditionThe case filed against nine Army Intelligence Officers in connection with the abduction and murder of journalist Prageeth Ekneligoda was yesterday fixed for further trial on October 7 by…

Law & OrderGayan Kumara WeerasingheTags: Print EditionPolice Special Task Force (STF) officers were able to recover 18,800 liters of diesel that were being transported by two lorries from the Hambantota Fisheries harbour…

Law & OrderGayan Kumara Weerasinghe and Bandaragama Bimal JayasingheTags: Print EditionThe Western Province South Range Crime Division arrested another suspect in connection with the murder of Kotikawatta-Mulleriyawa PS member…

Law & OrderShavini MadharaTags: Print EditionThe Kollupitiya Police informed Fort Magistrate Thilina Gamage yesterday (10) that investigations so far have revealed that the people who broke into the private residence of President…

Law & OrderBimal Jayasinghe and Gayan Kumara WewrasingheTags: Print EditionThe gunman who killed the Mulleriyawa Pradeshiya Sabha member Sumudu Rukshan died while in the custody of the Police Special Task Force (STF) at a granite…

Law & OrderDilshan TharakaTags: Print EditionThe Colombo High Court yesterday served indictments to former MP Johnston Fernando and two others over the bribery case filed against them for relieving Sathosa employees from their…