Law

Former Minister Rishad Bathiudeen and five others, who were arrested in relation to investigations pertaining to the 2019 Easter attacks, were ordered to be remanded till September 1 by Colombo Fort Magistrate Priyantha Liyanage…

The Civil Appellate High Court of Mount Lavinia has delivered a judgement upholding the prescriptive rights of a person who occupied a disputed property for nearly 40 years. This is against the plaintiff’s alleged documentary…

Former Minister Rishad Bathiudeen's brother-in-law Mohamed Shiabdeen Ismat, who was arrested over the alleged sexual abuse of a girl, has been ordered to be released on bail by Colombo Chief Magistrate Buddhika Sri Ragala today.…

Akkaraipattu Police apprehended a 44-year-old man over the illegal possession of 16 white tortoises recently. The arrest was was made when the suspect was intercepted on the Ampara – Akkaraipattu Road, while he was travelling by…

Rajamanikkam Ranjani, the mother of the girl who died of burn injuries while working as a domestic at Parliamentarian Rishad Bathiudeen’s home, said yesterday (13) at the Peradeniya Teaching Hospital that neither the Police who are…

Kurunegala Additional Magistrate Kosala Bandara Illangasinghe released on bail two men arrested for the possession of counterfeit currency yesterday. Bail was set at Rs.50,000 each. The duo had been taken into custody after the…

A special operation conducted in Illuppukadawai, Mannar on Tuesday led to the seizure of about 131 kg and 725g of Kerala cannabis and a truck used for the transport of the drugs. Two suspects were also arrested in this connection.…

The Ratgama Police took into custody a Russian National who had been living in this country without a visa for about seven years. The person arrested is a fifty-year-old Russian national. He had been living in a rented out house…

The Attorney General had requested the Chief Justice to appoint a Trial-at-Bar to hear the Indictments comprising 23, 270 charges against 25 accused before the Colombo High Court Trial-at-Bar in connection with the Easter Sunday terror…

Former Minister Rishard Bathiudeen who was arrested and detained under the Prevention of Terrorism Act was remanded till August 17 by Fort Magistrate Priyantha Liyanage yesterday. The investigators had conducted a comprehensive…