Politics

The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a plan to allocate Rs. 150 million to the Judicial Service Commission. This funding comes from the Clean Sri Lanka Project and aims to implement the e-Court Project, which will digitize Sri Lanka's judicial system. The government sees the digitalization of the judicial system as a key national strategy. As part of the first phase, a new website for the Supreme Court has been launched, and an electronic system for managing case files has been introduced. The e-Court Project will expand the website and electronic case management system developed for the Supreme Court to all courts in Sri Lanka, including the Court of Appeal, the Judicial Service Commission, and the Institute of Judges. According to Cabinet Spokesman Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa, establishing a national judicial data network will help address ongoing issues such as case delays, lack of data transparency, and procedural inefficiencies that affect timely access to justice in the country. To implement the e-Court Project effectively, the Cabinet has backed the proposal from the Minister of Justice and National Integration to provide Rs. 150 million in line with the International Monetary Fund’s Reform Agenda 2026-2030 Public Investment Program and the Clean Sri Lanka Strategy.