The Attorney General informed the Court of Appeal Court today that he has instructed Inspector General of Police (IGP) not to take legal action against motorcyclists wearing full-face helmets.
The decision was informed to the Court today by Deputy Solicitor General Parinda Ranasinghe when a Writ petition filed by a resident from Wellawaya was taken up for hearing today.
The petitioner alleged in his petition that Wellwaya police initiated legal action against him for wearing a full face covered helmet and filed the case under Motor Traffic Act amended in 2017.
The Deputy Solicitor General Ranasinghe told the Court that his office informed the police to withdraw the case against the petitioner.
In the wake of the ‘outing’ of parliament Speaker Ashoka Ranwala with accusations that his PhD was fake, there has been a flurry of articles on fake degrees.
A Sri Lankan wanted for financial frauds and under a red notice was arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport along with his wife and child as they were returning from India, Police said.
Mr. Gihan de Silva has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation, the Government Information Department announced.
The Bribery Commission has apprehended former Provincial Councillor and businessman Salochana Gamage, along with another businessman, in Pitakotte over a Rs. 9 million bribery case.
The Government is considering abolishing the Office of the Chief of the Defence Staff (OCDS) when the term of office of its incumbent General Shavendra Silva ends on December 31.
New commanders have been appointed to the Sri Lanka Army and Sri Lanka Navy.
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