Dilshan Tharaka

AG raises objections to granting bail to suspects

The Attorney General (AG) yesterday raised objections before the Court of Appeal against the granting of bail to suspected SSP K.B.Keerthiratne and the three Police Constables who have been...

SC rules student’s Fundamental Rights violated

The Supreme Court has ruled that a student’s Fundamental Rights have been violated by the authorities, including the University Grants Commission (UGC) by denying the student...
Prosecution witness remanded till July 11

Prosecution witness, former L.T.T.E Intelligence Head of the Verugal area Sumathipala Suresh in the case over the abduction and murder of journalist Prageeth Ekneligoda was...
Injunction Order against filmmaker extended

The Commercial High Court was yesterday ordered to extend the Injunction Order against prominent filmmaker Sunil T. Fernando preventing him from interfering in the affairs of...
Summons issued on Johnston, two others in Sathosa case

Summons were yesterday issued by the Colombo High Court on three accused including former Minister Johnston Fernando to appear before Court to serve indictments in connection...

Customs Rs.125 mn bribery case to be referred to another High Court today

The case filed against four Customs officials for accepting a bribe of Rs.125 million from a businessman who imported motor vehicle spare parts to the Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB), was yesterday...
Ekneligoda murder trial: Witness Sumathipala testifies in camera

The case filed against Nine Army Intelligence personnel who were out on bail, in connection with the abduction and murder of journalist Prageeth Ekneligoda was fixed for further trial on June 27 by...
Order preventing sacking of Minister Nimal from SLFP extended

The Enjoining Order issued by the Colombo District Court preventing the removal of Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva from his posts in the Sri Lanka Freedom Party has been extended.Lawyers earlier...
Father, son who defrauded bank for Rs. 90 mn gets 10 years’ RI

A father and son were yesterday sentenced to 10 years Rigorous Imprisonment for defrauding a private bank of over Rs.90 million by producing forged documents alleging that tea leaves were exported to...
Dhammika Perera cleared by SC to enter Parliament

The Supreme Court yesterday rejected leave to proceed with the Writ Petition and four fundamental rights petitions filed challenging the appointment of prominent businessman Dhammika Perera as a...
Court of Appeal dismisses petition against arrest of MP Johnston

The Court of Appeal dismissed the writ petition filed by former Minister Johnston Fernando seeking an Interim Order preventing him from being arrested by the CID in connection with May 9 attacks in...
Colombo High Court issues warrant on prosecution witness

The warrant was issued to a prosecution witness, Prasad Dimuthu Kumara in the case filed against former UPFA MP Sajin de Vass Gunawardena over a money laundering charge, by the Colombo High...
Enjoining Order preventing removal Nimal Siripala from SLFP extended till June 22

The Enjoining Order issued by the Colombo District Court preventing the removal of Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva from his posts in the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) has been extended until June...
Case against 25 accused fixed for pre-trial conference

The case filed against 25 accused including Nawfer Moulavi in connection with the Easter Sunday terror attacks that took place on April 21, 2019, was yesterday fixed for pre-trial conference on...
Case against Patali fixed for June 27

The case filed by the Colombo High Court against former Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka for an alleged motor accident that took place in 2016 at Rajagiriya was yesterday fixed for June 27 to make...
I am innocent of corruption charges - Wimal

Former Minister Wimal Weerawansa yesterday declared before the Colombo High Court that he is innocent of the corruption charges filed against him.When the case was taken up before Colombo High Court...
High Court rejects preliminary objections raised in bribery case

The Colombo High Court yesterday rejected the preliminary objections raised over the case filed against four Customs officials accused of accepting a bribe of Rs.125 million from a businessman who...
Johnston petitions CA against him being arrested

Former Minister Johnston Fernando named as a suspect in the attack on protesters at Galle Face Green on May 9 has filed a Writ application in the Court of Appeal (CA) seeking an Interim Order...
Prasanna files appeal against conviction

Chief Government Whip and Urban Development and Housing Minister Prasanna Ranatunga, who is serving a suspended sentence, yesterday filed an appeal against his sentence given by the Colombo High...
Ranjan gets two years’ RI, suspended in second case

Former Parliamentarian Ranjan Ramanayake, who pleaded guilty to the second charge of Contempt of Court, was sentenced to two years Rigorous Imprisonment suspended for five years by the Supreme Court...