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The Supreme Court began hearing of petitions on 29 September 2020. against the 20th amendment. [9] On 2 October 2020, Attorney General Dappula de Livera revealed that only Supreme Court of the country can decide the fate of the 20th amendment whether it should be passed through a public referendum or ⅔ of majority in the parliament. [ 12 ]
The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka was created on 18 April 1801 with the "Royal Charter of Justice of 1801 of King George the 3rd establishing the Supreme Courts of the Island of Ceylon" by the British, who controlled most of the island at the time, excluding the inland territory of Kandy.
Princess of Wales College. Murdu Nirupa Bidushinie Fernando, PC is a Sri Lankan judge and lawyer who served as the acting Chief Justice of Sri Lanka since 10 October 2024. [1] She is a puisne justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka, prior to which she served as the senior additional solicitor general in the Attorney General's Department.
A five-judge bench of the Supreme Court presided over by the then Chief Justice Priyasath Dep, included Justices Buwaneka Aluvihare, Priyantha Jayawardena, Nalin Perera and Vijith Malalgoda. The Supreme Court was unanimous in their decision, and rejected the appeal and upheld the conviction unanimously. The Supreme Court ruling was issued on 11 ...
Buwaneka Aluwihare. Buwaneka Aluwihare PC is a Sri Lankan judge and lawyer. He is a sitting judge of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka and Justice of Appeal of the Supreme Court of Fiji. Prior to his appointment as Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka, he served as a Deputy Solicitor General of the Attorney General's Department.
On 14 November 2023, following a case filed by Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL) and other four activists, the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka found Rajapaksa, his brothers Mahinda and Basil and several other officials guilty of economic mismanagement between 2019 and 2022, stating that the respondents breached the fundamental rights to ...
The Supreme Court later suspended the dissolution and ordered a halt to the snap election, effectively moving the election's date back to 2020. [22] The next general election in Sri Lanka is scheduled to be held in 2025; however, the president has the power to dissolve parliament anytime after 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 years according to the constitution.
LGBT rights in Sri Lanka. Article 365 of the Sri Lankan Penal Code, which dates from the time of colonial British Ceylon, criminalizes sexual acts deemed "against the order of nature". The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka has ruled favourably for decriminalization and has agreed that any imposition of penalties are incompatible with the current times ...