Trial-at-Bar for Rathupaswala, Eknaligoda and Avant-Garde cases

28 Aug, 2019

The Chief Justice has appointed a Trial-at-Bar to hear the Rathupaswala, Eknaligoda and Avant-Garde cases.

Accordingly, a?trial-at-bar consisting High Court Judges Menaka Wijesundara (President), Nimal Ranaweera and Nishantha Hapuarachchi have been appointed for the Rathupaswala case, which is to be tried in the Gampaha High Court.

A trial-at-bar consisting High Court Judges Sampath Abeykoon (President), Sampath Wijeratne and Gihan Kulathunga have been appointed for the Prageeth Eknaligoda abduction case which is to be tried at the Colombo High Court.

High Court Judges Dhammika Ganepola (President), Adithya Patabendige and Manjula Thilakeratne have been appointed to the Trial-at-Bar to hear the Avant-Garde case at the Colombo High Court.

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