Senior Supreme Court Judge, Justice Eva Wansundera took oaths as the Acting Chief Justice before President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday, President Media Unit said. Justice Wanasundera will act as CJ during the absence of Chief Justice K Sripavan who is currently abroad. Prior to her appointment as Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka, in 2012, she served as Solicitor General and Attorney General of Sri Lanka. She made history when she became the first woman Senior State Counsel, the first woman Deputy Solicitor General, the first woman Additional Solicitor General and the first woman Solicitor General and first ever woman Attorney General of Sri Lanka. Eva Wanasundera served as Acting Attorney General 16 times before her appointment as Attorney General. She also represented Sri Lanka at key conferences abroad.
Ajith Gallage, the owner of a Bird Park in Nagarawawa, Hambantota, has been remanded over allegations of concealing illegally imported motorcycles, in a warehouse owned by him.
A passenger attempting to smuggle the largest quantity of gold of 35 kilo grams was arrested by the Customs at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) today, a senior official said.
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