Wigneswaran’s sacking of NPC minister illegal, court rules
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The Court of Appeal has decided that former Northern Province Chief Minister C.V. Wigneswaran’s order to remove former Northern Province Minister B. Deniswaran from...
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Court rejects NPC Secretary’s anticipatory bail application
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The Fort Magistrate has rejected the anticipatory bail application by the Secretary of the National Police Commission (NPC) Saman Dissanayake requesting not to arrest...
Court orders to allow people of all ethnicities to trade at Dankotuwa Market
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The Marawila Magistrate today ordered the Wennappuwa Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman to allow traders of all ethnicities to do business at the Dankotuwa Market. Six...
Court to hear Arjuna’s defamation cases
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The Colombo District Court has decided to hear three cases filed by Minister Arjuna Ranatunga against three trade union leaders of the Sri...
Court issues travel ban on Madhumadhava Aravinda and two others
(UTV|COLOMBO) – A travel ban has been imposed on three individuals including Pivithuru Hela Urumaya (PHU) Deputy Leader Madhumadhava Aravinda who has been accused of involvement...
Majority in Brazil’s top court to make homophobia and transphobia crimes
(UTV|COLOMBO) – A majority in Brazil’s Supreme Court has voted in favour of making homophobia and transphobia crimes. Six out of 11 judges voted to consider...
Catalan ex-leader Puigdemont can run in EU elections – court
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The pro-independence former leader of Catalonia, Carles Puigdemont, can run for election to the European Parliament this month, a Madrid court has ruled. The...
‘Shrouded in secrecy’: Saudi women activists due back in court
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Saudi Arabia’s most prominent women’s rights activists are due to appear in court in Riyadh. The women were arrested last May and charged with...
Trump: Court defeat on asylum policy ‘unfair to US’
(UTV|COLOMBO) – US President Donald Trump has lashed out at a judge for blocking his policy of sending asylum seekers to Mexico to await court hearings...
Najib trial: Malaysia ex-PM faces court in global financial scandal
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Malaysia’s former Prime Minister Najib Razak is set to stand trial for his role in a financial scandal that has sent shockwaves around the...