Court declines to extend interim order By Shamindra Ferdinando The Court of Appeal, on 25 July, said that the final judgment on an unprecedented case of three associations of judicial officers moving Court against the imposition of Advanced Personal Income Tax (APIT) in terms of Inland Revenue Act No 24 of 2017 as amended by […]
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COLOMBO (News 1st); The Attorney General informed the Supreme Court on Friday (30) that MP Harin Fernando will not be arrested until July 14th.
Additional Solicitor General President’s Counsel Priyantha Nawana appearing on behalf of the Attorney General informed the Supreme Court about the AGs position, when a petition filed by MP Harin Fernando was called today.
MP Harin Fernando recently filed a fundamental rights petition in the Supreme Court stating that there are plans to arrest and detain him.
The petition was called up in the presence of a three-judge bench comprising Justices S. Thurairajah, Kumuduni Wickramasinghe and Mahinda Samayawardena.
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Colombo (News 1st); The Colombo District Court today(12) dismissed with costs a case filed by businessman Dilith Jayaweera against the Sandeshaya BBC Sinhala Service.
Jayaweera filed the case claiming the Sandeshaya BBC Sinhala Service on the 26th of October 2011 had broadcast an interview with Shan Wickremesinghe, the Chairman of the TNL Network (PVT) Limited and for carrying an article quoting the same, and thereby stating that he was defamed.
Prior to filing the case with the Colombo District Court, in a Letter of Demand to the Sandeshaya BBC Sinhala Service, Jayaweera claimed the interview contained remarks which claim that he was involved in ;