Supreme Court

Former Chief of the State Intelligence Service Nilantha Jayawardena has informed the Supreme Court that he has completed the payment of the remaining compensation amounting to Rs. 65 million related to the Easter Sunday terror attacks.…

The Supreme Court has directed the Controller General of Immigration and Emigration to appear before the court in person today over his failure to implement the court’s order over the electronic visa matter. The directive was issued by…

A Fundamental Rights (FR) petition filed regarding the alleged harassment of the public during the ‘Gota Go Gama’ protests in the Galle Face Green, where spiked barricades were placed on the roads around the Presidential Palace, has…

The Bar Association of Sri Lanka issued a statement today reaffirming its commitment to upholding the rule of law and safeguarding judicial independence. This comes in response to a recent statement made by President Ranil Wickremesinghe in…

Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has ruled that the enactment of the 'Gender Equality' Bill is inconsistent with Article 12 of the Constitution, prompting President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Tuesday to propose to appoint a select committee…

The Supreme Court on Wednesday (May 08) declared that State Minister Diana Gamage is not legally qualified to hold a parliamentary seat. Accordingly, delivering its verdict today, the three-judge Supreme Court bench decided that State…

The Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL) has filed a fundamental rights (FR) petition before the Supreme Court seeking an order that the fundamental rights have been violated through the purchase of certain types of drugs including…

The Supreme Court has refused to grant leave to proceed with the petition filed by Tamil National Alliance (TNA) MP M.A. Sumanthiran, challenging the passing of the much-disputed Online Safety Bill in Parliament. The Online Safety Bill…

The Supreme Court has declared former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s decision to grant presidential pardon to former MP Duminda Silva, convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra, as invalid.

The Supreme Court has dismissed two petitions filed against Finance Ministry’s Secretary Mahinda Siriwardana over contempt of court. A five-member judge bench presided over by Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya had sat for the hearing on…