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Supreme Court Sentences Immigration Controller to Two Years for Contempt
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23/09/2025
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BASL Sounds Alarm Over Judicial Interference via Social Media
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26/08/2025
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Attorney remanded by Judge: BASL concerned over ‘draconian’ contempt law
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02/04/2025
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According to SC determination even death sentence could be given for contempt of court in Sri Lanka – M.A. Sumanthiran, M.P.
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09/11/2023
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Sri Lanka’s draft Contempt of Court Bill: Legally absurd and vague, provisions of the act also leaves room for abuse
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02/08/2023
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Easter compensation balance of Rs. 277 Mn: Respondents can be held in contempt: BASL
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14/07/2023
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Sri Lanka: Five HRDs who spoke against the arrest of comedian Natasha Edirisiuriya have been reported to the court for contempt of court
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07/06/2023
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“We have to step in, to stop the devastation of justice system” – SC on Ajith Prasanna contempt of court case ...
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26/01/2023
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Inter-Parliamentary Union urges Sri Lanka president to pardon and release Ranjan Ramanayake.
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15/12/2021
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Ranjan Ramanayake is a clean, honest politician and 4 years’ rigorous imprisonment is unprecedented and exceptionally severe – M.A. Sumanthiran, M.P.
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19/01/2021
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Sri Lanka: Four years prison term for contempt of court violates the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)
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18/01/2021
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The ‘Ranjangate’ scandal and the contempt of court in Sri Lanka – Kishali Pinto
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19/01/2020
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30/01/2019
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15/01/2019
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Contempt of Court in Sri Lanka : AG files 14 witnesses list against Minister Ramanayake
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05/09/2018
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Contempt of court established: Gnanasara Thera sentenced to six years’ RI
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