Law

A Fundamental Rights petition filed by environmental scientist Dr.Ajantha Perera seeking an order to take immediate action to prosecute all those responsible for the X-Press Pearl disaster was yesterday fixed for support by the Supreme…

Galle Chief Magistrate Harshana Kekunawela yesterday further remanded the three suspects, including the Sub Inspector of the South Kalutara Police, who had been remanded after being arrested with a stock of heroin worth over Rs. 50…

The Teachers’ Union General Secretary Joseph Stalin, Ven.Rathkarawwe Jinarathana Thera and 29 protesters were arrested by the Thalangama Police for staging a protest at the Polduwa Roundabout in Battaramulla yesterday. Police…

MP Rishad Bathiudeen through his lawyer yesterday sought an interim order directing that he be restricted to his place of residence, until the final determination of his Fundamental Rights petition. Bathiudeen is currently being…

The Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) has instructed Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation to summon Litro Gas Lanka Limited and Litro Gas Terminal Lanka (Pvt) Ltd before the COPE and to conduct a government audit. The COPE gave…

The Court of Appeal has ordered to dismiss a revision application filed by former Homagama District Judge Sunil Abeysinghe, seeking an order to enlarge him on bail. On February 20, 2020, former Homagama District Judge was…

Welimada Magistrate Prasanna Jayasekara yesterday ordered the release of five suspects including the National Organizer of the All Ceylon Farmers’ Federation Namal Karunaratne and former Provincial Councilor Samantha Vidyarathna who…

Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya had appointed a special Trial-at-Bar at the Colombo High Court to hear the cases of former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Pujith Jayasundara and former Defense Secretary Hemasiri Fernando for…

Panadura Police arrested a man with heroin worth Rs.80 million, recently. The suspect, who goes by the alias ‘Ugiya’, is a resident of Pinwatte, Panadura. It was revealed that he is an associate of another drug dealer in the area…

Supreme Court Judge Mahinda Samayawardena yesterday recused himself from hearing two Fundamental Rights petitions filed by former Minister Rishad Bathiudeen and his brother Riyaj Bathiudeen challenging their arrest and detention in…