The Civil Procedure Code (Amendment) Bill was passed in Parliament this evening (23) with amendments and without a vote.
The debate on the Second Reading of the Bill was held today from 10.30 am to 5.30 pm, following which amendments to the Bill were presented during the Committee Stage.
To amend the sections of the Civil Procedure Code (Chapter 101), the Minister of Justice, Prisons Affairs and Constitutional Reforms, Dr. Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe, PC, presented the said Bill to Parliament on May 13.
Moreover, the Regulations under the Judicature Act published under the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2360/22 and 2371/13 were also approved by the Parliament today.
Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala told Parliament today that the suspect in the rape of a lady doctor at the Anuradhapura teaching hospital has been identified as an army deserter and he will be apprehended shortly.
Police have arrested the suspect connected to the sexual assault on a female doctor at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital today morning in Galnewa.
The Dutch Public Prosecutor suspects two companies of paying bribes in the construction of hospitals in Sri Lanka, according to an investigation by FD, the Dutch financial newspaper.
The Minister of Power, Kumara Jayakody, stated that in the future, internationally funded projects, such as power projects, will only be carried out through government-to-government (G2G) agreements and competitive procurement.
The Government today tabled in the House the Report of the Commission to Inquiry into the Establishment and Maintenance of Unlawful Places of Detention and Torture Chambers in the Batalanda Housing Scheme.
Israel, a major player in the global diamond and jewellery trade, has invited Sri Lankan gem and jewellery businessmen and designers to collaborate with Israeli diamond traders.
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