Cabinet has decided to make it compulsory to hear all cases in the High Courts on a daily basis. Justice Minister, Thalatha Athukorala proposed amending Section 263 (1) of the Code of Criminal Procedure Act No 15 of 1979 in order to make this provision mandatory, and resolve the massive backlog of cases in the High Courts.
Minister Athukorala noted in her Cabinet Paper that the total number of cases pending in the High Courts at the end of 2016 was 16,463 and by September 2017, the number amounted to 17,565.
At present, there is a circular issued by the Judicial Services Commission to all judges asking that trials over five years be held every day.
Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala told Parliament today that the suspect in the rape of a lady doctor at the Anuradhapura teaching hospital has been identified as an army deserter and he will be apprehended shortly.
Police have arrested the suspect connected to the sexual assault on a female doctor at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital today morning in Galnewa.
The Dutch Public Prosecutor suspects two companies of paying bribes in the construction of hospitals in Sri Lanka, according to an investigation by FD, the Dutch financial newspaper.
The Government today tabled in the House the Report of the Commission to Inquiry into the Establishment and Maintenance of Unlawful Places of Detention and Torture Chambers in the Batalanda Housing Scheme.
The Minister of Power, Kumara Jayakody, stated that in the future, internationally funded projects, such as power projects, will only be carried out through government-to-government (G2G) agreements and competitive procurement.
Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe said today he wholly rejects the Batalanda Commission report and that it was appointed wholly with the intention slinging political mud at him.
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