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  • SC vacates Interim Order restraining Adhikaram
    The Supreme Court last Friday (10) vacated an interim order issued by the Colombo Civil Appellate High Court restraining the Basnayake Nilame of Kataragama Devalaya from...
  • Case fixed for October 9
    The case filed against former Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa and former Divi Neguma Department Director-General Kithsiri Ranawaka for allegedly...
  • Former Dpy. Minister, five others indicted
    The Colombo High Court indicted former Deputy Minister Sarath Kumara Gunaratne and five others for misappropriating Rs.11.2 million of public funds allocated for the Negombo...
  • Appeal filed by seven accused fixed for support
    The appeal petition filed by the seven accused who were sentenced to death for the murder and gang rape of Sivaloganathan Vidya was yesterday fixed for support by the Supreme...
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  • CONTEMPT OF COURT ESTABLISHED
    The Court of Appeal yesterday found Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) General Secretary Ven. Galagoda Atte Gnanasara Thera guilty on all four charges and sentenced to 19-year-rigorous imprisonment, to be served...
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    Ranjan pleads not guilty
    Deputy Minister Ranjan Ramanayake yesterday told the Supreme Court that he is not pleading guilty to the charge sheet filed against him over Contempt of Court allegations.When the matter came up...
  • NOTICE ISSUED ON WIGGIE
    The Court of Appeal yesterday issued summons on Northern Province Chief Minister C.V Wigneswaran and three others to appear in Court on September 7.This is over a complaint that they have...
  • Contempt papers against wiggie filed in Court of Appeal
    Filing an affidavit before the Court of Appeal, B.Denishwaran alleged that Northern Province Chief Minister C.V Wigneswaran and several others have willfully acted in contempt of the Court of Appeal...
  • Wimal’s corruption case fixed for November 2
    A corruption case filed against former Minister and National Freedom Front (NFF) leader Wimal Weerawansa was yesterday fixed for November 2 by the Colombo High Court.High Court Judge Vikum...
  • Further trial fixed for August 27
    A case filed against former Akuressa Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman Saruwa Liyanage Sunil who was indicted for raping an underage girl at his guesthouse in 2012 was yesterday fixed for further trial on...
  • Corruption case against Rohitha fixed for further trial
    The corruption case filed against former Minister and Kalutara District Parliamentarian Rohitha Abeygunawardena for the alleged unlawful acquisition of assets estimated at Rs.41.1 million was...
  • Report on relief measures taken to Court within a month - AG
    A report containing the relief measures taken by authorities targeting the people affected by Uma Oya Multi-Purpose Project will be submitted before court within one month, the Attorney General...
  • Writ petition against Basil, Bathiudeen fixed for argument
    A writ petition filed against former Minister Basil Rajapaksa, Minister Rishad Bathiudeen, Conservator General of Forests and several others for allegedly installing human settlements in the...
  • PTL’s Chief Dealer, executive bailed
    Perpetual Treasuries Limited (PTL) Chief Dealer Nuwan Salgado and IT executive Sachith Devathanthri arrested for allegedly tampering with evidence submitted to the Presidential Commission of Inquiry...
  • RADA case : Warnasinghe alleges Rs.200 mn given to Emil Kanthan
    Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) Western Provincial Councillor Nishantha Sri Warnasinghe, a witness in the controversial RADA case yesterday told the Colombo High Court that Tiran Alles, the first accused...
  • AG’s appeal to have retrial over Raviraj murder case fixed for support
    An appeal filed by the Attorney General seeking a retrial into the murder of TNA former MP Nadaraja Raviraj was yesterday fixed for support by the Court of Appeal.The Court of Appeal two-judge-bench...