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Negombo Civil Appellate HC dismisses appeals by Pujith and Nilantha in Easter Sunday civil case

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The Civil Appellate High Court of Negombo on Friday dismissed leave-to-appeal applications filed by former IGP Pujith Jayasundara and former State Intelligence Service Director and Senior DIG Nilantha Jayawardena, affirming a District Court order that their objections on the issue of limitation should be determined only after the trial.

The judgment, delivered by a Bench comprising Justices Yvonne Fernando and Nirosha Fernando, upheld the order issued on December 11, 2024, by then Negombo District Judge, now Colombo District Judge, Lalith Kannangara.

The case was filed by Dona Nayana Rasika Kumari, a survivor of the 2019 Easter Sunday bomb attack at St. Sebastian’s Church, Katuwapitiya, Negombo, seeking damages from several respondents, including the two former senior police officials.

Jayasundara and Jayawardena argued that the action was time-barred under Section 88 of the Police Ordinance because it had not been instituted within three months of the incident and should therefore be dismissed at the outset.

However, the District Court ruled that the issue could not be determined as a preliminary question of law and should instead be considered after hearing evidence at the conclusion of the trial. The Civil Appellate High Court affirmed that ruling.

The plaintiff maintained that she became aware of the alleged negligence and breach of duty by the former officials only after information emerged through the proceedings of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry into the Easter Sunday attacks, and that legal action was instituted promptly thereafter.

The ruling is expected to have implications for 182 similar civil actions pending before the Negombo District Court, paving the way for those cases to proceed to trial.


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Cabinet aporives recruitment of Nursing Instructors for Nursing Schools under the Ministry of Health and Mass Media on Contract Basis

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There are 17 nursing schools under the Ministry of Health and Mass Media including the postgraduate primary nursing school.

There are 142 vacancies in the posts of Grade I / Special Grade Nursing Officer (Education) as on 31.03.2026 in those schools while 24 officers are to be promoted to the special grade on 31.12.2025 owing to the vacancies existing in the post of Special
Grade Nursing Officer (Education). Therefore, the number of vacancies is to be 166.

In addition, there are 24 vacancies in the post of Special Grade Nursing Officer (Education).

Although at present action has  been taken to upgrade the nursing schools to nursing colleges and upgrade the nursing diploma course to nursing degree course, no action has  been taken so far to carry out recruitment for the training relevant to the appointment for the post of Grade I / Special Grade Nursing Officer (Education).

Accordingly, the Cabinet of Ministers granted approval to the resolution furnished by the Minister of Health and Mass Media to recruit  retired nursing instructors and nursing instructors who served in the nursing schools belonging to the three armed forces and are retired or have resigned legitimately from service to the post of Grade I / Special Grade Nursing Officer (Education) on contract basis.

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Signing  agreement for the establishment of BIMSTEC Technology Transfer Facility in Sri Lanka

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It has been decided to establish a BIMSTEC technology transfer facility in Sri Lanka by entering into a Host Country Agreement at the second leaders’ summit of BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal
Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) held in New Delhi, India, in 2008, with the objective of enhancing regional cooperation.

The relevant cooperation agreement was signed by the member countries at the 5th BIMSTEC summit on 30-03-2022 in Colombo.
The prime objective of this technology transfer facility is to provide technology, capacity building, and management of intellectual property for the micro, small, and medium-scale
enterprises of the BIMSTEC member countries.

According to the cooperation agreement, an agreement should be entered into between Sri Lanka, as the host country, and  BIMSTEC  Secretariat for formalizing the legal status, privileges, and immunities of the technology transfer facility.

The drafted agreement has received the relevant institutional approval and legal clearance.

Accordingly, the Cabinet of Ministers has approved the resolution furnished by the Minister of Science and Technology to sign the proposed agreement.

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 The cabinet approves agreement on mutual legal cooperation in criminal matters between the Republic of Sri Lanka and the Republic of Korea

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Approval has been granted at the cabinet meeting held on 11-12-2023 to sign an agreement between the Republic of Korea and the Government of Sri Lanka regarding mutual cooperation
in criminal matters.

However, according to the aforementioned approval, the relevant agreement could not be signed between both parties.

Through this agreement, opportunities will be provided
for mutual assistance to other countries in handing over judicial documents and collecting evidence for the use of criminal case matters.

Accordingly, the Cabinet of Ministers has approved the resolution provided by the Minister of Justice and National Integration to sign an agreement between the Republic of Korea and the Government of Sri Lanka to cooperate in criminal matters.

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