CASE UPDATE – Cases Against the Land Grabbing in Rideemaliyadda for a Sugarcane plantation
08/05/2020- Cases Against the Land Grabbing in Rideemaliyadda for Sugarcane plantation (25055, 23341, 23346, 23339, 23342, 23338, 23345, 25259, 25262, 25054, 25268, 25264, 23337, 25266, 25263, 23340, 25050, 25260, 25048, 25052) The affected people of the area by the sugar cane project in Rideemaliyadda proposed by the Singapore based Gazelle Ventures and local company IMS
CASE UPDATE – Case against the Removal of Transport licence for Sand and Soil CA Writ 12/2020
08/05/2020 -Case against the Removal of Transport licence for Sand and Soil CA Writ 12/2020 This case was filed on 17th January 2020 against the Cabinet Decision taken on 04.12.2019 with regard to the removal of the existing requirement on obtaining permits/licenses for the transportation of sand, soil and clay necessary for the local industries
CASE UPDATE – Case seeking Justice for Elephants CA/Writ/ 26/2020
08/05/2020 Case seeking Justice for Elephants CA/Writ/ 26/2020 Asian Elephants are losing numbers very fast due to habitat destruction, and killing by the humans. Sri Lankan Elephants facing many threats. Sri Lanka is home to little more than 5000 elephants. In 2019 more than 400 elephants have been killed in various incidents. Poisoning, Hakka patas,
CASE UPDATE – Case on Waste Management in Sri Lanka SC/FR/152/17
09/05/2020- Garbage Common – SC/FR 152/17 This case was filed on 31st of May 2017 in the Supreme Court against violation of fundamental rights by uncontrolled garbage dumping by the government of Sri Lanka. Petitioners complained to the court about dumping of garbage all over the country and called for the formulation of a national
CASE UPDATE – Colombo Port City Case – CA/Writ/112/15
09/05/2020- Colombo Port City Case – CA/Writ/112/15 CEJ filed an application in the Court of Appeal seeking for a Writ of Mandamus against actions of the Director- Coast Conservation Department, Chairman – Sri Lanka Ports Authority, Central Environmental Authority and few others regarding the proposed port city project which was to construct by reclaiming an
COVID 19, Inequity and Governance
The novel coronavirus or COVID 19 pandemic is something unexpected for many countries. However, it may not come as a total surprise for other countries or people. While some believe the virus originally manifested in Wuhan, China, others think it may be a biological weapon developed by global powers to use in their cold war.