The Constitutional Council has approved four nominees, proposed by the President, to fill vacancies in the Court of Appeal.
Among the names approved are three senior High Court Judges Gihan Kulatunga, Damitha Thotawatta, and Amal Ranaraja who were proposed by Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya to the President.
The fourth nominee, Senior Solicitor General Mahen Gopallawa, was recommended by Attorney General Parinda Ranasinghe.
Currently, the Court of Appeal has five vacancies, while another judge, Vikum Kaluaarachchi, is set to retire next month. Additionally, the recent retirement of Supreme Court judge Vijith Malalgoda on August 19 has brought the number of vacancies in the Supreme Court to three.
The Committee on High Posts has approved the nomination of Former Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear, the Bangkok post reported.
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