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Petition seeking to disqualify Maharagma UC members withdrawn
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Petition seeking to disqualify Maharagma UC members withdrawn

A petition filed before the Appeal Court requesting members elected to the Maharagama Urban Council under the motorcycle symbol to…

byFaraz Shauketaly01/08/2018
Former Defense Secretary’s revision petition seeking release in Avant Garde case postponed to August 4th
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Former Defense Secretary’s revision petition seeking release in Avant Garde case postponed to August 4th

The Court of Appeal Monday postponed the hearing of a revision petition filed by the former Defense Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa…

byFaraz Shauketaly03/07/2018
Former Chief Justice Sarath N. Silva Silva’s fundamental rights petition rejected
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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…

byFaraz Shauketaly14/06/2018
Stay order against holding cricket board elections lifted
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Stay order against holding cricket board elections lifted

The Court of Appeal today lifted a stay order against holding the elections for the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) board.…

byFaraz Shauketaly14/06/2018
Ruling on petition against unauthorized construction in Wilpattu on September 28
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Ruling on petition against unauthorized construction in Wilpattu on September 28

The Court of Appeal Tuesday fixed to deliver the verdict on a writ petition filed by the Centre for Environmental…

byFaraz Shauketaly06/06/2018
Appeal Court to hear former Defense Secretary’s revision petition seeking release in Avant Garde case on May 31
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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…

byFaraz Shauketaly25/05/201825/05/2018
Former Sri Lankan President’s son Yoshitha Rajapaksa allowed to travel abroad for a week
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Former Sri Lankan President’s son Yoshitha Rajapaksa allowed to travel abroad for a week

A Sri Lankan court Wednesday granted Yoshitha Rajapaksa, the second son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, permission to travel abroad.…

byFaraz Shauketaly04/04/2018
Bond scam suspects Arjun Aloysius and Kasun Palisena file revision bail application in Appellate Court
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Bond scam suspects Arjun Aloysius and Kasun Palisena file revision bail application in Appellate Court

Perpetual Treasuries Limited director Arjun Aloysius and CEO Kasun Palisena, who are in remand custody in connection with the Central…

byFaraz Shauketaly21/03/2018
Court dismisses Welikada Prison riot petition
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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…

byFaraz Shauketaly06/03/2018
Sri Lanka Supreme Court issues stay order against arrest of former IGP over Lasantha Wickrematunge’s murder
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Sri Lanka Supreme Court issues stay order against arrest of former IGP over Lasantha Wickrematunge’s murder

Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court has issued an enjoining order preventing the arrest of former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Jayantha…

byFaraz Shauketaly01/03/2018

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