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Second Marriage Ruled Invalid Due to Undissolved First Marriage

By admin February 9, 2025

Case Summary: Supreme Court Appeal No: SC/APPEAL/179/2019: 1. Parties Petitioner-Appellant-Respondent: Sooriya Pahtirennehelage Piyalka Weerakanthi Respondent-Respondent-Appellants: Sembukutti Arachchige Radhika Siriwardena Sembukutti Arachchige Premaratne Sembukutti Arachchige Piyathilaka Sembukutti Arachchige Sisira Priyankara Sembukutti Arachchige Sisira Sanoja Dilhani Sembukutti Arachchige Leelawati Manike Sembukutti Arachchige Paulu Appuhamy 2. Facts of the Case The petitioner filed a case in the District […]

Case Summary: Supreme Court Fundamental Rights Applications on the 2023 Local Authorities Elections in Sri Lanka

By admin February 8, 2025

Background and Legal Context This case consists of four fundamental rights applications (SC FR 69/2023, SC FR 79/2023, SC FR 90/2023, SC FR 139/2023) filed before the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka under Articles 17 and 126 of the Constitution. The core issue is the government’s failure to hold the 2023 Local Authorities Elections within […]

Beyond Conviction: The Role of Natural Justice in Criminal Appeals

By admin February 4, 2025

Case Summary 1. Parties Involved: Accused-Appellant-Petitioner: Don Gamage Rupasinghe of Ekamuthupura Road, Nakkala, Monaragala. Plaintiff-Respondent: Officer-In-Charge, Miscellaneous Complaints Division, Monaragala Police Station. Respondent-Respondent: Hon. Attorney General, Attorney General’s Department, Colombo 12. 2. Facts of the Case: The accused, Don Gamage Rupasinghe, was charged in the Magistrate’s Court of Monaragala (Case No. 85352) for two offenses: […]

From Flames to Final Judgment: The Kahawatta Murder Appeal Dismissed

By admin February 3, 2025

Case Summary: CA HCC 64/2024 Parties Involved: Complainant-Respondent: Hon. Attorney General, Attorney General’s Department, Colombo 12 Accused-Appellant: Sinnathambi Kumarasami Facts of the Case: On March 21, 2011, in Kahawatta, Ratnapura District, Krishnapille Chandra Kumari, a widow living alone, was found in flames in her residence. Neighbors PW1 and PW3 responded to her screams around 8:00 […]

Supreme Court Dismisses Police Sergeant’s Petition in High-Profile Drug Case

By admin February 2, 2025

Case Summary: SC FR No. 170/2022 Supreme Court of Sri Lanka 1. Parties Involved Petitioner: P.W.T. Dhanushka – A Sergeant of Police attached to the Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB). Respondents: C.D. Wickramaratne – Inspector General of Police (IGP). SSP Nishantha De Zoysa – Director, Criminal Investigation Department (CID). CI Lalith Dissanayake – Officer-in-Charge, Special Unit, […]

Court of Appeal Acquits Appellant in Murder and Robbery Case Due to Evidentiary Issues

By admin February 1, 2025

Case Summary: CA HCC 123/2013 Parties: Complainant-Respondent: Hon. Attorney General, Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Accused-Appellant: Murugaiya Chandramogan Issues: Sufficiency of Circumstantial Evidence: Whether the prosecution’s circumstantial evidence was enough to convict the appellant. Admissibility of Evidence: Whether the evidence of a key witness (PW-03) was legally admissible under Section 33 of the Evidence […]