Colombo High Court

The Colombo High Court has ordered that the case against Venerable Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thero, who is accused of insulting the religion of Islam, be recalled on October 23. The case was taken up today before Colombo High Court Judge…

Indictments were served before the Colombo High Court against three defendants, including former State Minister Shasheendra Rajapaksa, over alleged corruption-related offences. The indictments, filed by the Commission to Investigate…

The Colombo High Court has ordered the confiscation of more than Rs. 201 million held in a private bank account belonging to a Chinese national who was found guilty of engaging in the gem trade without a valid licence. Delivering the…

The Colombo High Court has sentenced former Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage to 10 years and former Sathosa Chairman Nalin Fernando to 25 years of rigorous imprisonment, after they were found guilty of causing millions of losses to…

The Colombo High Court has served indictments against Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa. The indictments have been handed over before Colombo High Court Judge Manjula Thilakaratne this morning (18) over…

Former MP Hirunika Premachandra was sentenced to three years of rigorous imprisonment on Friday (28). Colombo High Court Judge Amal Ranaraja issued the order over a case filed against Hirunika Premachandra, who was found guilty of 18…

Former Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella has been produced before the Maligakanda Magistrate’s Court this morning (Feb.03). He was taken into custody by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Friday evening (Feb.02) in…

The Colombo High Court on Thursday (02 Nov.) acquitted all accused, including Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) MP Namal Rajapaksa, from the money laundering case involving Gowers Corporate Services (Pvt) Limited. The relevant order was…

The Colombo High Court on Friday (14 July) sentenced Garnia Bannister Francis, a local employee of the Swiss Embassy in Colombo who was allegedly abducted in 2019, to two years of rigorous imprisonment. Accordingly, Francis was fined Rs.…