Supreme Court

The Supreme Court is scheduled to resume today (02) the hearing of 67 petitions challenging the constitutionality of the proposed 22nd Amendment to the Constitution, following the commencement of proceedings before a five-member bench…

The Supreme Court is scheduled to consider today (01) the petitions challenging the constitutionality of the proposed 22nd Amendment to the Constitution, which was presented to parliament by the government recently. The 22nd…

The Supreme Court is scheduled to take up tomorrow (01) the petitions challenging the constitutionality of the proposed 22nd Amendment to the Constitution, which was presented to Parliament by the government. A five-member Supreme Court…

Another intervenient petition has been filed before the Supreme Court in support of the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution Bill, which was presented to the Parliament by the Government. The petition was submitted by the leader of the…

The International Association of Judges (IAJ), the world's largest global organization representing national judges' associations, has called on the Sri Lankan Government to reconsider its proposed constitutional amendment to extend the…

The Supreme Court has upheld the life imprisonment sentence imposed by the Anuradhapura High Court on a defendant found guilty in connection with the assassination of retired Army Major General Janaka Perera, his wife, and several others in…

The Supreme Court today directed the petitioning party to take steps to reissue notice to former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who has been named as a respondent in a Fundamental Rights (FR) petition. The petition had been filed seeking an…

The Supreme Court has decided to dismiss seven Fundamental Rights (FR) petitions filed by 145 Chief Inspectors of Police who challenged the promotions to the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) based on applications called for…

The Supreme Court today (15) granted permission to hear an appeal petition filed by the parents of 11 youth who were allegedly abducted and disappeared in 2008 from Colombo and surrounding areas. The petition requests that the decision…

The Supreme Court today (25) announced that it will submit its confidential determination on the constitutionality of the bill presented by the government to remove privileges of retired presidents to the Speaker of House. After an…