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A Kekille judgment to favour a friend! Law

A Kekille judgment to favour a friend!

A female white collar one who was functioning as the provincial education head was recently transferred out, holding her accountable for a minor offence…

10 Dec 2018
UNP to decide on next move after SC verdict Law

UNP to decide on next move after SC verdict

The UNP will decide on its next course of action including the likelihood of a secret ballot to select a candidate for the premiership after the Supreme Court…

08 Dec 2018
SLPP plans case to remove RW from Temple Trees Law

SLPP plans case to remove RW from Temple Trees

Says legal action can be taken under the Public Property Act as Official Residence is being occupied after dissolution of P’ment By Nuwan Senarathna Sri Lanka…

13 Nov 2018
Constitution doesn’t make provisions for personality clashes - Ranil Law

Constitution doesn’t make provisions for personality clashes - Ranil

Sri Lanka’s sacked prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has warned time is running out to avert a “bloodbath” while voicing hope that parliament will resolve a…

04 Nov 2018
Johnny, two others acquitted in CWE case Law

Johnny, two others acquitted in CWE case

Kurunegala district MP Johnston Fernando and two others were acquitted and released by Kurunegala High Court judge Menaka Wijesundara citing contradictory…

19 Oct 2018
Johnny, two others acquitted in CWE case Law

Johnny, two others acquitted in CWE case

Kurunegala district MP Johnston Fernando and two others were acquitted and released by Kurunegala High Court judge Menaka Wijesundara citing contradictory…

18 Oct 2018
Thalatha, Chamal to Constitutional Council? Law

Thalatha, Chamal to Constitutional Council?

Justice Minister Thalatha Athukorale and former Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa are likely to be appointed as members of the Constitutional Council, when Prime…

09 Oct 2018
Plan to legalize sale of wild boar meat Law

Plan to legalize sale of wild boar meat

The Ministry of Agriculture intends to submit a Cabinet Paper within the coming week to legalize the sale of wild boar meat, Ministry officials said yesterday…

22 Sep 2018
India lifting gay sex ban GoSL wants formal request to consider legal reform Law

India lifting gay sex ban GoSL wants formal request to consider legal reform

In the wake of the Indian Supreme Court decriminalizing consensual homosexual activity in a landmark ruling delivered on 6 September, the Government of Sri…

10 Sep 2018
Gota under probe by SriLankan commission Law

Gota under probe by SriLankan commission

Presidential Commission of Inquiry sends notice to former Defence Secy. Others to include Sajin Vaas, Nishantha Wickremasinghe and Kapila Chandrasena The…

22 Aug 2018
Death penalty for drug traffickers, regardless of GSP Plus Law

Death penalty for drug traffickers, regardless of GSP Plus

Co-cabinet spokesperson, Health Minister Rajitha Senaratne said the Government would forge ahead with the death penalty directive given by President…

26 Jul 2018
ICC verdict a slur on the image of the country Law

ICC verdict a slur on the image of the country

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has finally delivered its verdict on the ball tampering and transgression of the spirit of cricket incidents that took…

20 Jul 2018
Tamil family members win injunction to prevent deportation to Sri Lanka Law

Tamil family members win injunction to prevent deportation to Sri Lanka

Nadesalingam, Priya and daughters were removed from their home in Queensland’s Biloela. https://youtu.be/takqypLyNi0 Two members of a family of Tamil asylum…

26 Jun 2018
The Lankan defence lawyers saw ‘Chandi’ manner in this manner Law

The Lankan defence lawyers saw ‘Chandi’ manner in this manner

Dinesh Chandimal’s appeal against ball tampering charges was dismissed by the Judicial Commissioner despite there not having been conclusive evidence to show…

24 Jun 2018
Chandimal’s Hearing Today Law

Chandimal’s Hearing Today

Dinesh Chandimal has appealed against ICC match referee Javagal Srinath’s decision to find him guilty of ball-tampering during the second Test against West…

22 Jun 2018
Chandimal pleads not guilty to ICC charge Law

Chandimal pleads not guilty to ICC charge

Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal has pleaded not guilty after being charged with ball tampering by the International Cricket Council during a series in the…

19 Jun 2018
Ven. Gnanasara Thera sentenced to six months RI Law

Ven. Gnanasara Thera sentenced to six months RI

Ordered him to pay Rs.50,000 as compensation to Mrs Ekneligoda Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) General Secretary Ven. Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thera was yesterday…

15 Jun 2018
TRC says TNL transmitter in Polgahawela was operated illegally Law

TRC says TNL transmitter in Polgahawela was operated illegally

The telecommunications regulator today defended its action against TNL TV saying it had no “undue ambition.” “The TRCSL (Telecommunications Regulatory…

07 Jun 2018
CEB denies charges of ashes spreading to Sri Maha Bodhi Law

CEB denies charges of ashes spreading to Sri Maha Bodhi

Ceylon Electricity Board engineers and Norochcholai Power Plant officials refuted claims that toxic acids evaporating from the power plant posed a threat to…

16 May 2018
Three persons to be in charge of Sirikotha Law

Three persons to be in charge of Sirikotha

23 Apr 2018
Musthapha dismisses Vajira’s contentions as being due to lack of legal knowledge Law

Musthapha dismisses Vajira’s contentions as being due to lack of legal knowledge

Provincial Councils and Local Government Minister Faiszer Musthapha yesterday said that the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe…

30 Mar 2018
Chandi Malli and wife remanded in assault case Law

Chandi Malli and wife remanded in assault case

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzBVeuWnJY8 Kaduwela Acting Magistrate Hemantha Wettasinghe on Saturday remanded till March 13 Southern Provnicial Councillor…

13 Mar 2018
Several Civil Society groups held peaceful protest Law

Several Civil Society groups held peaceful protest

The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) along with representatives from several Civil Society groups held a peaceful protest starting from the Viharamahadevi Park…

11 Mar 2018
Villagers affected by Uma Oya Project: SC permits Bar Association to intervene Law

Villagers affected by Uma Oya Project: SC permits Bar Association to intervene

Supreme Court permitted Bar Association of Sri Lanka to be an intervenient petitioner in the fundamental rights petition with regard to Uma Oya Project. The…

26 Feb 2018