Important cases to be translated into Sinhala
Hemantha Warnakulasuriya Library and Research Centre
opened :
Sarath Malalasekera
COLOMBO: The Hemantha Warnakulasuriya Library and Research
Centre at the Colombo Chief Magistrate's Court premises was opened by
Colombo Chief Magistrate and Additional District Judge Sarojini Kusala
Weerawardena yesterday afternoon in the presence of senior and junior
members of the Colombo Magistrate's Court Lawyers' Association.
A Website for Sri Lanka Bar Association (BASL) members was also
opened by the Colombo Chief Magistrate.
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Library: Colombo Chief Magistrate and Additional District Judge
Sarojini Kusala Weerawardena opening the Hemantha Warnakulasuriya
Library and Research Centre. Colombo Fort Magistrate and
Additional District Judge Namal Bandara Balalle, Colombo
Additional Magistrate Gihan Pilapitiya and Colombo Magistrate’s
Court Lawyers’ Association Secretary P. Ranawaka are also in the
picture. Picture by Sudath Malaweera
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This is the first time in the history of the legal arena that all
important cases will be translated into Sinhala and will be in the
website for the benefit of BASL members.
Colombo Magistrate's Court Lawyers' Association President Ranjith
Shantha said the library was re-developed into a library and research
centre by President's Counsel Heamantha Warnakulasuriya.
"President's Counsel Warnakulasuriya had spent his personal funds to
rebuild the library and the research centre to be used by Association
members", he said.
President's Counsel Hemantha Warnakulasuriya said opening the library
and research centre for the Colombo Magistrate's Court Lawyers'
Association was a dream come true for him.
He said he had been planning to set-up a library and a research
centre for the association for the last several years, since he joined
the Bar about 35 years ago. "Today it has been fulfilled," he added.
Names and contact numbers of all members of the BASL will be in the
Hemantha Warnakulasuriya Library and Research Centre website in the near
future. This website will also benefit law students.
Colombo Fort Magistrate and Additional District Judge Namal Bandara
Balalle, Colombo Additional Magistrate Gihan Pilapitiya, Additional
Magistrate Mohamed Irzadeen and Additional Magistrate Sujeewa Nissanka
were associated with the Colombo Chief Magistrate at the opening
ceremony.
Senior and junior members of the Colombo Magistrate's Court Lawyers'
Association also participated.
Association Secretary Pathmapriya Ranawaka delivered the vote of
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