2nd Permanent High Court declared open [UPDATE]

2nd Permanent High Court declared open [UPDATE]

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – UPDATE: The second Permanent High Court at Bar declared open by the Minister of Justice and Prison Reforms, Thalatha Atukorale at the Hulftsdorp Court Complex.

Accordingly, the second Permanent High Court at Bar will commence its function from Thursday (14).


(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – Minister of Justice and Prison Reforms, Thalatha Atukorale will declare open the second Permanent High Court at Bar on Thursday (14).

The second Permanent High Court at Bar will be located at Hulftsdorp where the first Special Court is located.

The Cabinet of Ministers had given approval for the establishment three Special High Courts with an objective of expediting the cases of mass scale corruption and financial misappropriations.

The Government presented the Bill on 06 March, 2018 to set up permanent High Court-at-Bar to expedite cases of large scale corruption and financial crimes.