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Dec 2010 07
CID Anti-Piracy Unit starts crackdown on firms using...

The Anti-Piracy and Counterfeit Unit recently established at the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Sri Lanka Police has carried out a series of raids on an international group of...

Dec 2010 05
CID crackdowns on pirated software users

The Anti-Piracy and Counterfeit Unit, recently established at the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Sri Lanka Police carried out a series of raids on an international group of...

Dec 2010 02
CID Anti-Piracy Unit commences crackdown

The Anti-Piracy and Counterfeit Unit, recently established at the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Sri Lanka Police carried out a series of raids on an international group of...

Oct 2010 15
Dispute on identical industrial design goes to Court

The Colombo Commercial High Court issued interim injunction against Walk Lanka Industries (Pvt) Ltd., preventing it from manufacturing and/or selling products in respect of shoe outsole utilising...

Oct 2010 09
Judge withdraws in Fonseka case

When the Writ Petition filed by former Army Commander Sarath Fonseka was taken up in the Court of Appeal yesterday, one of the sitting judges, Justice D.S.C.Lecamwasam declined to hear the said...

Jul 2010 27
Hearings fixed for Oct 13

The Court of Appeal yesterday fixed for hearing the application filed by General Sarath Fonseka challenging the first military tribunal to try him for the offence allegedly committed by him while...

Jun 2010 30
Objections against Second Court Martial: Sarath Fonseka...

The Court of Appeal yesterday dismissed without costs the application filed by petitioner General (Rtd) Sarath Fonseka challenging the Second Court Martial appointed to try him for offenses...

May 2010 23
Appeal Court refuses to extend interim order

First Court Martial can resume sittings. The Court of Appeal yesterday refused an application that sought to extend the interim order which had prevented military tribunal from continuing with the...

Apr 2010 04
BoI facilitates US $ 230m ‘waste to energy’ plant

The BOI signed an agreement worth US$ 230 million with the Malaysian-Bahraini joint venture Orizon Renewable Energy Private Ltd to build a ‘waste to energy’ plant. The plant will be built on a 20-...

Mar 2010 28
Gen. Fonseka’s arrest: Case resumes on Tuesday

The writ application and habeas corpus application filed in the Court of Appeal by Anoma Fonseka, the wife of General (retd.) Sarath Fonseka against her husband’s illegal arrest and detention by...

Feb 2010 14
No demos in and around Court complex - Chief Justice

Chief Justice Asoka de Silva said that no one should be allowed to conduct any demonstration or protest campaign in and around the Court Complex. The Chief Justice made this observation during the...

Feb 2010 14
‘Junior officers may not arrest a very senior Army officer’

The Supreme Court has granted leave to proceed in a fundamental rights petition filed by Anoma Fonseka, wife of defeated Common Opposition candidate, General Sarath Fonseka, against the unlawful...

Feb 2010 13
FR Application on behalf of Sarath Fonseka: SC grants leave...

The Supreme Court yesterday granted leave to proceed with the fundamental rights applications filed by Anoma Fonseka, wife of Sarath Fonseka and New Democratic Front Secretary Shamila Perera.