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ADHIKARY AND ANOTHER v AMARASINGHE AND OTHERS | 2003 1SLR 270

The 1 st petitioner an attorney-at-law was proceeding in his car from Nawala to the Bandaranaike International Conference Hall (BMICH) with his wife the 2nd petitioner and his child and the mother to attend an exhibition. At Narahenpita there was traffic block. When the vehicles started moving the 1st and 2nd respondents came up to petitioner’s car and pulled the petitioner out and abused him and stopped him. When the 2nd petitioner intervened they abused her also and slapped her. When the 1st petitioner disclosed that he was an attorney-at-law…

REMOVAL OF OFFICERS (PROCEDURE) ACT, No. 5 OF 2002 ( Sinhala,Tamil, English)

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE PROCEDURE TO BE FOLLOWED FOR THE REMOVAL OF PERSONS APPOINTED TO CERTAIN OFFICES SPECIFIED IN PART II OF THE SCHEDULE TO ARTICLE 41C OF THE CONSTITUTION ; AND TO PROVIDE FOR MATTERS CONNECTED THEREWITH OR INCIDENTAL THERE TO BE it enacted by the Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka as follows. read the full act in english read the act in sinhala read the act in tamil

17th Amendment in Sri Lanka ( Sinhala)

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ROSHANA MICHAEL v. SALEH, OIC (CRIMES), POLICE STATION, NARAHENPITA AND OTHERS SC (FR) NO. 1/2001

The petiitoner, a visiting domestic servant worked in the house of her employer until 12.15 pm on 03. 12. 2000. At about 6 pm., the employer’s wife (the complainant) observed her husband’s gold wristlet watch missing. She got down the petitioner and questioned her but the wristlet watch was not found. According to the Information Book of the Narahenpita Police Station, the complainant had made a complaint regarding the loss of the wristlet watch on 04. 12. 2000 at 9.10 am.; the 1st respondent (Inspector of Police) and another officer…

KARUNATHILAKE VS LIY A N A G E , IN SP EC TO R OF P O LIC E (CR IM ES), G A M P A H A AN D OTHERS HCA14/2001

The petitioner had sought a writ of habeas corpus stating that her son, the 8th respondent was arrested by the Police on 30.04.2001, at Katugastota and was taken to the Nittambuwa Police Station. Thereafter he was taken to Weerangula Police Station, where he had been badly assaulted in connection with the murder of a Customs Officer. The plaintiff contended that as there was prima facie evidence of an infringement or imminent infringement of a fundamental right the matter should be referred to the Supreme Court to determine that matter. Thus…

SIRIPALA v SUB INSPECTOR WIJESINGHE AND OTHERS FR 213/2001

The petitioner in his affidavit states that he is fifty-five years old and a father of four children. Due to indigent circumstances he was dealing in illicit liquor but gave up that trade three to four months prior to the incident complained of. According to him at the time of the alleged incident he had started working as a casual labourer. The petitioner further states that on 07.03.2001, at around 7 pm he went to the edge of the forest situated behind his house, to relieve himself. When he was…

VELU ARASADEVI V PREMATILAKA AND OTHERS S C F R 4 0 1 /2 0 0 1

T h e p e titio n er w a s s to p p e d at a c h e c k poin t a n d a llo w e d to g o h o m e . Later r e s p o n d e n ts (P o lic e/A rm y O fficers) h a d c o m e h o m e a n d o r d er e d h er to a c c o m p…

S E N A D E E R A , IN SP EC TO R OF P O LIC E , P U LM U D D A I P O LIC E STATION vs LT. SIY A S IN G H E A N D O TH E R S SC APPLICATION No. 263/2001 (FR)

The petitioner police officer complained that when he and his wife (President, Police Seva Vanitha Movement) were having lunch, the first and second respondents (army officers of the Kokilai Camp) together with soldiers of the Kokilai Camp arrived, kicked their plates and took the petitioner away in a truck, assaulted him and later chased him away. In his counter affidavit the petitioner said that there were other uniformed police officers accompanying him but there was no affidavit from any officer to support this, except his wife’s affidavit. The 3rd to…

WICKREMASINGIfE c . v – CEYLON PETROLEUM CORPORATION AND OTHERS |2001 2SLR 409

The petitioner had been a dealer in petroleum products from 1949 at premises No. 267 Galle Road, Colombo 4 when the said premises were with the British owned Shell Company until the same vested with the 1 * respondent Corporation in 1964 under the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation Act after which the business was continued on an Agreement with the Corporation. The Agreement of Dealership could be terminated either without notice on the ground of defaults on the part o f the dealer or by either party giving 3 months notice…

SRIYANI SILVA (WIFE OF JAGATH KUMARA-DECEASED) v. IDDAMALGODA, OFFICER-IN-CHARGE, POLICE STATION, PAYAGALA AND OTHERS SC APPLICATION No. 471/2000

On 12.6.2000 the deceased was arrested and kept in custody at the Payagala Police Station where he remained in custody until he was produced before the Magistrate on 17.06.2000 when he was remanded to prison. On 20.6.2000 the detenue died at the Remand Prison. There is prima facie evidence including medical evidence to the effect that the deceased was assaulted whilst in police custody and his death resulted by reason of such assault. A petition was filed on 18.7.2000 on behalf of the petitioner (the deceased detenue). On 23.8.2000 on…