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Tag: Preethi Padman Surasena

Appeal Court to hear former Defense Secretary’s revision petition seeking release in Avant Garde case on May 31
25May By Faraz ShauketalyNo Comments
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Appeal Court to hear former Defense Secretary’s revision petition seeking release in Avant Garde case on May 31

The Court of Appeal today fixed the hearing of a revision petition filed by the former Defense Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa requesting the court to release him and seven other dependents from the charges filed by the bribery Commission over the floating armory of the Avant Garde Maritime Services. When the revision petition was taken up for hearing today, the two-judge bench of Appeal Court Chairman Preethi Padman Surasena and Justice Arjuna Obeysekera decided to direct the petition to another bench for consideration. Accordingly, the petition will be considered on 31 May. The defendants are accused of causing a financial loss to the tune of 11.4 billion rupees to the Government by paving the way for the operation of a floating armory by the Avant Garde Maritime Services. Gotabha...
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Court grants until 6th April to produce Lalith Weeratunga’s visa permit in court for overseas travel
29Mar By Faraz ShauketalyNo Comments
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Court grants until 6th April to produce Lalith Weeratunga’s visa permit in court for overseas travel

The Court of Appeal today ordered the lawyers appearing for former president's secretary Lalith Weeratunga to produce the visa permit in court on the 6th of April to grant their client permission to travel abroad. The bench comprising President of the Appellate Court Justice Preethi Padman Surasena and Justice Shiran Gunaratne issued the order today when the revision petition submitted by Lalith Weeratunga, who was convicted of misusing state money, requesting approval to travel abroad. The Court of Appeal earlier this month set aside the Colombo High Court's decision to reject Weeratunga's request for overseas travel and granted permission. Weeratunga has requested permission to travel to Qatar on an official business and Australia for a personal visit from 25 March to 30 April. ...
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Court orders to produce Lalith Weeratunga’s visa permit in court to grant approval for overseas travel
20Mar By Faraz ShauketalyNo Comments
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Court orders to produce Lalith Weeratunga’s visa permit in court to grant approval for overseas travel

The Court of Appeal today ordered the lawyers appearing for former president's secretary Lalith Weeratunga to produce the visa permit in court on the 29th of this month to grant their client permission to travel abroad. The bench comprising President of the Appellate Court Justice Preethi Padman Surasena and Justice Shiran Gunaratne issued the order today when the revision petition submitted by Lalith Weeratunga, who was convicted of misusing state money, requesting approval to travel abroad. The Court of Appeal earlier this month set aside the Colombo High Court's decision to reject Weeratunga's request for overseas travel and granted permission. Weeratunga has requested permission to travel to Qatar on an official business and Australia for a personal visit from 25 March to 30 A...
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Court dismisses Welikada Prison riot petition
6Mar By Faraz ShauketalyNo Comments
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Court dismisses Welikada Prison riot petition

The Court of Appeal on Monday decided to dismiss a petition filed in connection with the death of 27 inmates in the Welikada Prison in 2012 since an investigation has already been initiated by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of police. The Bench comprising President of the Appellate Court Justice Preethi Padman Surasena and Justice Shiran Gunaratne gave this order when the petition filed by Convener of the Movement for the Protection of Prisoners Sudesh Nandimala de Silva was taken up for consideration. The Petitioner in his petition has requested the court to issue a writ order to the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to conduct a full investigation into the killing of the Welikada inmates. The deadly riot at the country's largest and most crowded prison on November ...
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Court extends interim injunction on taking legal action against Gotabhaya Rajapaksa till February 15th
26Jan By Faraz ShauketalyNo Comments
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Court extends interim injunction on taking legal action against Gotabhaya Rajapaksa till February 15th

The Court of Appeal Thursday extended the interim injunction issued earlier preventing police from taking legal actions against former Defense Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa until February 15. An Appeal Court bench comprising Judges chairman Preethi Padman Surasena and Shiran Gunaratne extended the stay order issued on 29 November when they considered the writ petition filed by Gotabhaya Rajapaksa today. Romesh de Silva PC, appearing on behalf of Petitioner Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, told the court that the Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) of police is preparing to arrest his client under the Public Property Act. The President's Counsel said the FCID is preparing to arrest the former defense secretary charging him of committing an offense under the Public Property Act in co...
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