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Nalin Perera takes oath as 46th Chief Justice

12Oct

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Nalin Perera takes oath as 46th Chief Justice

Supreme Court Judge Nalin Perera has taken oath as the country’s 46th Chief Justice before President Maithripala Sirisena.The swearing in ceremony took place at the President’s official residence.Nalin Perera was appointed as the new Chief Justice following the expiration of the term of the former Chief Justice Priyasad Dep. Judge Nalin Perera’s name was nominated by President Maithripala Sirisena and was approved by the Constitutional Council on Friday (12). A past student of St.Thomas’ College Kotte and Guruthalawa, Nalin Perera entered the judicial service in the year 1980. He was appointed as a Magistrate in 1984. After functioning as the Magistrate of Mt. Lavinia, Walasmulla, Kalutara and Colombo Fort, Justice Perera was appointed a District Judge and an assistant District Ju...

Vidya’s murder: appeals by convicts to be taken up in December

9Aug

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Vidya’s murder: appeals by convicts to be taken up in December

The appeals filed by the seven suspects, sentenced to death over the gang rape and murder of the schoolgirl Sivaloganathan Vidya, were ordered to be taken up for consideration on December 13 by the Supreme Court. The applications, demanding the exemption from the punishment of the defendants, were taken up today (09) before the three-judge bench comprising the Supreme Court Justices Eva Wanasundara, Nalin Perera and Prasanna Jayawardena. Taking into consideration the submissions of the appeals, the judge bench ordered to take up for hearing on December 13 for further confirmation of submissions. The Attorney General had filed a case before the Jaffna High Court against nine individuals for the controversial incident of abduction, gang rape and murder of the schoolgirl Sivaloganath...

Former Chief Justice Sarath N. Silva Silva’s fundamental rights petition rejected

14Jun

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Former Chief Justice Sarath N. Silva Silva’s fundamental rights petition rejected

Sri Lanka's Supreme Court today rejected a fundamental rights petition filed by former Chief Justice Sarath N. Silva against the Provincial Councils Elections (Amendment) Act without proceeding. The petition was rejected by a majority of the three- judge bench of the Supreme Court comprising the Chief Justice Priyasath Dep, Justice Buwaneka Aluvihare and Justice Nalin Perera. Former Chief Justice Sarath N. Silva in his petition said that the passage of the Provincial Councils Elections (Amendment) Act in parliament by a two-third majority without holding a public referendum was unlawful. However, the Attorney General and several other parties raised objections to the petition stating that the Act has been passed in parliament and therefore it cannot be questioned before judiciary....

Mobitel and Commercial Bank launch ‘Data + Credit Card’ first of its kind in Sri Lanka

9Mar

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Mobitel and Commercial Bank launch ‘Data + Credit Card’ first of its kind in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka's National Mobile Service Provider, Mobitel has partnered with one of the leading banks in Sri Lanka, Commercial Bank to offer a first of its kind credit card. It is the first time in Sri Lanka that a telecom service provider has partnered with a financial institution to offer its customers an exclusive COMBANK Data + Credit Card with benefits from both entities. This is the beginning of the evolution of technology in both the telecom and banking sector to offer a superior service to its customers. This is the first Data + Credit Card of its kind by a mobile telecom operator and a bank in which the credit card operation is handled by the Commercial Bank while the data offering will be ensured by Mobitel. Mobitel has always been in the forefront of Information and Communi...

Fundamental Rights petition of former transport minister Kumara Welgama postponed for 15th Oct

23Feb

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Fundamental Rights petition of former transport minister Kumara Welgama postponed for 15th Oct

Sri Lanka Supreme court has postponed the hearing of a fundamental rights petition filed by joint opposition parliamentarian Kumara Welgama seeking the issue of an order preventing his arrest by the Police Financial Investigations Crime Division (FCID) to 15th October. The former minister of Transport in his petition states that the Financial Investigations Crime Division is planning to arrest him over alleged irregularities in procurement and supply of tax exempted motor spare parts for the Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) during the previous regime and seeks the Supreme Court to issue an order against his arrest by the FCID. Welgama has asked the Supreme Court to issue an order preventing him from taking into custody without any justifiable reason. When the FR case was taken for...

Contempt of court charges against Deputy Minister Ranjan Ramanayake to be called on March 23

22Jan

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Contempt of court charges against Deputy Minister Ranjan Ramanayake to be called on March 23

Sri Lanka's Supreme Court today postponed the contempt of court case against Deputy Minister Ranjan Ramanayake until 23 March when it was taken up for hearing today. Deputy Minister Ramanayake is charged with contempt of Court for making serious criticisms against the Courts and the legal profession saying that most of the lawyers and judges in the country are corrupt and they were ruining the country. Magalkande Sudantha Thero and a retired Air Force officer Sunil Perera had filed the case against the deputy minister. The case was called today before a three-judge bench comprising Justices Sisira de Abrew, Nalin Perera and Vijith Malalgoda. Deputy Solicitor General Priyantha Naveena who appeared on behalf of the Attorney General informed the Court that first all the Supreme Co...

Demarcation of provincial councils expected to end by end of January, AG tells court

12Dec

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Demarcation of provincial councils expected to end by end of January, AG tells court

The Attorney General informed the Supreme Court yesterday that the demarcation of provincial councils is expected to be completed before the end of January and provincial council elections could be hold after it was passed as a bill in parliament. This was stated by the Additional Solicitor General, Indika Devamuni De Silva, who appeared on behalf of the Attorney General, when the petitions filed in the Supreme Court challenging the recently passed Provincial Council Elections Act. The Additional Solicitor General said the demarcation of provincial councils is expected to finish before the end of January. She further stated that once the bill was passed in parliament, it is possible to hold provincial council election soon. As a result, the allegation that the government is pre...

Fugitive ex-diplomat’s petition against FCID to be taken up on 29 December

6Dec

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Fugitive ex-diplomat’s petition against FCID to be taken up on 29 December

The Supreme Court today named a three-judge bench to hear the fundamental rights petition filed on behalf of the former ambassador to Russia Udayanga Weeratunga against the Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID). Supreme Court Justices Buwaneka Aluvihare, Sisira de Abrew and Nalin Perera were named to the three-judge bench to hear the petition when it was taken up today before the Supreme Court Justice Sisira de Abrew. Accordingly, the petition will be heard on the 29th of this month. The petition filed by Weeratunga's mother-in-law Mrs.Lanka Indrani claims the FCID has frozen 16 bank accounts belonging to Weeratunga without conducting any investigation violating his fundamental rights. The petition also requested the court to issue a ruling stating that Udayanga Weeratung...

Supreme Court informed of SAITM recommendations, postpones hearing of SLMC petition

14Nov

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Supreme Court informed of SAITM recommendations, postpones hearing of SLMC petition

The Supreme Court postponed the hearing of the appeal submitted by the Sri Lanka Medical Council (SLMC) requesting to annul the order issued by the Appeals Court in last January ordering the students of the South Asian Institute of Technology and Medicine (SAITM) medical faculty to be registered. The appeal was taken up for hearing before a three-member panel of judges Eva Wanasundera, Priyantha Jayawardena and Nalin Perera. The SLMC appeal challenges the January 31 ruling of the Court of Appeal to register a student of South Asian Institute of Technology and Medicine Limited (SAITM) in Malabe provisionally as a medical practitioner in terms of section 29(2) of the Medical Ordinance. The SLMC seeks to null the judgment dated January 31, 2017 by Court of Appeal. State Additional So...