Lawyer remanded for contemptuous behavior before Supreme Court

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Colombo, March 20 (Daily Mirror) - The Supreme Court today ordered the remand of a lawyer accused of his contemptuous behavior in the Supreme Court.

The Supreme Court further ordered the prison authorities to produce this lawyer before the court again on April 3. The court further ordered the suspension of this attorney from engaging in legal practice until the conclusion of the hearing into the case.

It was alleged that Attorney-at-Law Susil Priyantha Jayatunga repeatedly made his submissions disregarding the directives of the Supreme Court, thereby behaving in a contemptuous manner towards the Supreme Court.

The Supreme Court three-judge-bench comprising Justices Preethi Padman Surasena, Gamini Amarasekera and Kumuduni Wickremasinghe further directed the Attorney General to draft a rule against the lawyer in this regard and submit it before court on the next hearing date. The Court further issued an order directing the prison authorities to produce the lawyer before a psychiatrist to obtain a report regarding his health condition.

Ram Wednesday, 20 March 2024 04:28 PM

In courts sometimes we see Judges dozing off on the Bench and lawyers repeat the submissions. If the lawyer disregarded the SC Judges directions the Judges have been attentive and the Lawyer is at fault. To obtain a mental health assessment is timely

Sensible lawyer Wednesday, 20 March 2024 04:35 PM

Injustice in the SL justice system make the sensible lawyers mad . so unfortunate. Stop the injustice in the justice system. Political interference should be stopped .

Mahila Thursday, 28 March 2024 09:18 PM

Why muddy the Waters, "Injustice in Justice system" IS NO EXCUSE, for MISBEHAVING in court!!!??? Whatever, happens, in THE SYSTEM, DECORUM must be maintained in the court!!?? This is an attempt at COVER-UP!!!???

Jayantha Wednesday, 20 March 2024 08:23 PM

Take action against lower court judges who does not follow SC rulings and guidelines. Some judges are dragging on rental cases more than 6 months when already law states such cases should be completed within 6 months.

sam silva2 Thursday, 21 March 2024 07:26 AM

a corrupt judiciary colloborating with corrupt lawyers to drag cases must be frustrating genuine lawyers such as naga and this lawyer. we need a system where we could remand a supreme court judgeand magistrates in lower courts, too on incompetance and corruption.

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Lawyer remanded for contemptuous behavior before Supreme Court

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