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Viran Corea retweeted
My book is now available at Sarasavi Nugegoda and on its website ❤️😍📕 @sarasavibooks
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When holding Gnanasara Thero's pardon null and void, the SC FR 256/2019 j'ment noted:
▪︎ The 4 charges based on conduct to undermine judicial authority and interfere with a court's ability to do justice; and
▪︎ Buddha's instruction for monks to follow the law of the land ⬇️
Buddhist monks begin protest march in Kandy demanding Gnanasara Thera’s release
Full Story: newswire.lk/9rq8
Viran Corea retweeted
In a welcome move on the amendments to the Anti Corruption Act, govt has changed the following at Committee stage:
1. Removed the criminalisation provision - people can freely talk about asset declarations
2. Removed the provision that allowed CIABOC to redact further info.
Any suggestion the Supreme Ct didn't expect Gnanasara Thero to be required to serve his prison term after his presidential pardon was held null and void but expected that a fresh pardon be given, is inconsistent with what's stated in the actual judgment in SC FR 256/2019 ⬇️
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The j'ment in SC FR 256/2019:
(a) Doesn't find and/or hold and/or consider that Gnanasara Thero is deserving of a presidential pardon;
(b) Holds the one given "null and void" - effectively, that he must be treated as never having got it, and so has to serve his jail term;
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Viran Corea retweeted
My short story ".. for all the days of her life" has been published by the UK based literary journal The Manchester Review in its August 2026 issue.
themanchesterreview.co.uk/?p…
22nd Amdt Bill published on Aug 7, 2026, seeks to:
1) Increase retirement ages of
- SC judges from 65 to 67
- Appeal Ct judges from 63 to 65;
2) Cap the max tenure of a CJ to 6 years from appointment as such; and
3) Increase the max number of Appeal Ct judges from 20 to 25 ⬇️
Viran Corea retweeted
Enjoyed sharing my perspectives on aspects of fiction writing and writing from and of Sri Lanka, as part of the Gratiaen Panel at the Colombo Lit Fest today in an engaging session moderated by Dr. Maduranga Kalugampitiya.
"Entertainment tax" percentages to be levied in the Western Province on entry fees for entertainment activities (cinemas, sports, concerts and other entertainment) in terms of the Entertainment Tax Ordinance No. 12 of 1946 as amended, published in Govt Gazette of 22.05.2026 ⬇️
Why a judge mustn't be allowed to accept summons to explain a judicial action to police:
• Any questioning of "correctness" of a lower court decision must be by recourse to a higher court.
• Any alleged "judicial impropriety" issue should be flagged to the JSC for action ⬇️
Viran Corea retweeted
A brief interview with an excerpt from my story “In the Curve of the Smile”
sundaytimes.lk/260524/plus/a…
"Twentieth Century Impressions of Ceylon: its history, people, commerce, industries, and resources", edited by Arnold Wright (first published in 1907) gives insights into what it was at the turn of the Twentieth century.
It is now made available online ⬇️
archive.org/details/twentiet…
Here's the briefing of the 4 decisions taken at the Special General Meeting of the BASL on Feb 15, 2026, including for lawyers to withdraw from participating in court work on Feb 16, 2026 and calling upon law enforcement to apprehend the perpetrators forthwith for prosecution ⬇️
BASL ExCo has given notice of a Special General Meeting of the BASL membership on Sun, Feb 15, 2026 to consider steps in the aftermath of the assassination of Attorney-at-Law Buddhika Mallawarachchi and his wife on Feb 13, 2026.
Notice ⬇️
BASL has written to the IGP over lawyers appearing for an accused being assaulted outside the Nugegoda court complex y'day by persons claiming to be aggrieved parties.
Notes it's a dangerous precedent. Calls tor prompt action to ensure perpetrators are brought before court ⬇️
BASL letter to the President stresses the importance of appointing 3 civil society members of exemplary integrity, wide societal acceptance and ability to make vibrant contribution to fill the Constitutional Council vacancies arising in Jan 2026, after stakeholder consultation ⬇️
Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has advised judges to desist as far as possible from making adverse orders to the detriment of parties considering the ground situation, given difficulties of lawyers and the public due to flooding and adverse conditions caused by the weather ⬇️
BASL has stressed that judicial independence must be
safeguarded and protected from any form of outside threat or interference sought to be
effected via social media posts, statements, commentaries or purported case outcome predictions by YouTubers. Notes offences involved ⬇️
The "cab rank rule" requires barristers to accept any case in their field, at their usual rates, regardless of a client's identity or the case's nature, unless there’s a conflict of interest, lack of expertise, or other valid exceptions. UK Bar explains ⬇️
barcouncil.org.uk/resource/c…
