The Supreme Court has fixed October 16 for the hearing of a Fundamental Rights (FR) petition filed by the father of a youth who allegedly died while in police custody following his arrest in connection with a shooting incident in Kotahena in March last year. The petition was taken up before a three-judge bench comprising […]
The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka has ordered three police inspectors to pay Rs. 1.5 million in compensation to a Sub-Inspector who was brutally assaulted in a 2022 incident, in a ruling that reinforces accountability for human rights violations by state officials. The judgment was delivered by Justice A.H.M.D. Nawaz, with Justices Janak de Silva
When the Supreme Court found politicians (three Rajapaksa brothers) and senior officials including two former Governors of the Central Bank responsible for the damage caused the 2021-2022 economic crisis many were unhappy. They wanted the persons found culpable jailed, fined, and otherwise punished. Former Minister Keheliya Rambukwella was recently ordered to pay LKR 75 million
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The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka has ordered five police officers to personally pay a total compensation of Rs. 900,000 to a farmer whose fundamental rights were violated through an unlawful arrest, custodial torture, and arbitrary prosecution. The judgment was delivered on 10 December 2025 by a three-judge Bench comprising Justice S. Thurairaja, PC, Justice
The Supreme Court today (05)Ā leaveĀ granted to proceed in the Fundamental Rights petition SC/FR/157/23, filed over the shooting of a schoolboy in Thihagoda, Matara an incident that has raised serious concerns regarding the alleged excessive use of force by police officers. The case was taken up before the Supreme Court, where submissions from both the petitioner
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A three-member bench of the Supreme Court ruled yesterday (10th) that the fundamental rights of Mrs. Bimshani Jasinghaarachchi, the current Senior Superintendent of Police and the first female officer to hold the position of Acting Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of the Community Police Unit in Sri Lanka, had been violated. As a result, the court
