Justice or its travesty ? – a historical black mark on judiciary: people’s fundamental rights denied
(Lanka-e-News-16.May.2012, 11.55.P.M) The fundamental rights petition filed against the ban imposed on websites was rejected in toto without citing any grounds in support of the decision by the court . This was the first occasion in court history where such a unilateral biased verdict had been delivered so openly and shamelessly confirming again to what sordid level the judiciary in SL has descended. The Supreme court (SC)and the chief justice (CJ) should hang their heads in shame over this injustice .

This case was filed by the Free media campaign against the banning of 5 websites by the Telecom Regulatory Commission on the ground that the ban constituted a violation of the fundamental right of the people to receive information . Senior Lawyer J C Weliamuna appeared on behalf of the Free media campaign.      Full story >>