Indictments were today (4) served on 24 persons over the Easter Sunday bombings when their cases were taken up before the Colombo High Court Trial-at-Bar.
A special three-member panel of judges comprising Justice Damith Thotawatte as Chair and Justices Amal Ranaraja and Navaratne Marasinghe commenced the hearings today.
The defendants include several Moulavies allegedly involved in the Easter Sunday attacks which claimed 271 lives.
Police have filed 23,270 charges against the 24 defendants .
The hearings were fixed for November 23.
The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has interdicted Colombo Fort Magistrate Kosala Senadheera.
Mr. Ali Sabri Rahim, a Member of Parliament (MP) for Puttalam District whom an open warrant had been issued, attended a public ceremony at Al Aksha National School in Kalpitiya today (16) as the special guest of honor.
The Supreme Court today refused interim relief in an application filed by President’s Counsel Senaka Walgampaya seeking an Order from the Supreme Court compelling the President to appoint judges to fill the existing vacancies in the Court Of Appeal.
The deadline for online applications to the 2024 G.C.E. Advanced Level (A/L) Examination has been extended until July 12, the Department of Examinations said.
Gazette on new speed limit regulations to be issued within two weeks
Cabinet has approved a proposed amendment to the Constitution that a referendum would be required to extend the Presidential and Parliamentary term beyond five years.
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