Colombo (News 1st): The Supreme Court today (July 23) ordered the Sri Lanka Medical Council to register students who have completed medical degrees in recognized foreign universities and also passed the SLMC examinations, thus allowing such students to engage in the medical profession in the country...

Colombo (News1st): The fundamental rights petition filed by MTV Channel Private Limited and MBC Network Private Limited against intimidating the Sirasa Media and obstructing media freedom will be taken up for argument by the Supreme Court on the 24th of October. The fundamental rights petition wa...

Colombo (News1st): The Supreme court today ordered former Chief justice Sarath N. Silva to appear before the court on the 7th of next month over charges of contempt of court. A case was filed against the former Chief Justice alleging that he had made comments that were in contempt of court at a r...

Colombo (News 1st) - The Supreme Court today (Dec 13) unanimously ruled that the gazette issued by the President dissolving Parliament be quashed. The Supreme court's determination was that the fundamental rights of the 13 petitioners had been violated as a result of this gazette. The judgment pe...

Colombo (News1st): The consideration of petitions filed before the Supreme Court challenging the gazette notification on the dissolution of Parliament commenced this morning (December 4) before a panel of 7 supreme court justices. The 07 judge bench comprised of Chief Justice Nalin Perera, Justic...