As of June 2024, there were more than 1.1 million cases pending in all courts across the country, Justice Minister Harshana Nanayakkara told Parliament today.
He said these cases are pending before the Supreme Court to the Magistrates Courts.
“This is not the fault of anyone but these are cases that have built up over the years. There are long court delays which have led to this situation,” the Minister said while speaking on the votes of the Ministry of Justice in Parliament today.
He said that the Attorney General’s Department is heavily understaffed. “The cadre is for 459 state counsels for the Department but today there are only around 209 officers ,” he said.
He said the Government plans to digitalise the court system and expedite the disposal of cases as well as enable fresh recruitments to ensure that the judicial sector has adequate personnel.
A British national had been arrested over attempting to smuggle in the largest haul of kush( drugs) from Thailand, customs said.
Popular grade five tuition teacher, Hayeshika Fernando wanted over assaulting a 21 year old youth was granted bail today after she surrendered to courts.
The Government of Sri Lanka maintains that the allegation of genocide during the final phase of the conflict in Sri Lanka is unsubstantiated by any credible authority, either nationally or internationally, and is based on misleading information. Sri Lanka firmly rejects this false narrative and believes it has been propagated primarily for electoral gains within Canada.
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