A fundamental rights petition has been filed challenging the operation of Baqian Law Group Lanka (Pvt.) Ltd. as a private Chinese law firm in Sri Lanka.
The petition was filed by Justice Nayantha Wijesuriya before the Supreme Court today (Jan 17).
Justice Wijesuriya in the petition had requested court to issue an interim injunction on the operation of the company as a private law firm. He claimed that advertisements of the company had been issued in violation of court laws.
The petitioner further claimed that local law firms were facing a threat due to the registration of this company.
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Stabilization and NPP National List MP Harshana Suriyapperuma who is tipped to be named the next Finance Ministry Secretary resigned from Parliament today.
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