New courts complex for Nawalapitiya

by L.B. Wijayasiri in Kandy

On the request of Power and Energy Deputy Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage, Ministry of Justice and Legal Reforms has agreed to establish a new Courts Complex at Nawalapitiya to house the District Court, Magistrate's Court and the Labour Tribunal.

This was revealed at a meeting held at the Nawalapitiya Magistrate's Court at which Deputy Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage, Secretary to the Ministry of Justice Suhada Gamlath and several others participated.

It has been proposed to put up a three-storied building to house those two court houses and to shift the Nawalapitiya Labour Tribunal now housed at Rambukpitiya out of Nawalapitiya town and also the Rent Board office to it.

At present Nawalapitiya Magistrate's Court is being conducted in a 75-year-old dilapidated building at Ambagamuwa Road. The land on which the Ayurvedic Centre is situated at Baily Road has been selected to put up the new Court Complex, which will be completed with garages and an approach road will be constructed near the CTB depot.

Ministry Secretary, Engineers and Magistrate's Court Registrar D.M.K.B. Bandaranayake were present at the meeting.