Sat, Dec 12, 2020, 11:25 pm SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka. Dec 12, Colombo: It has been decided to maintain the Ministry of Justice in the current building and not to relocate as previously planned.
Accordingly, steps are being taken to create other alternative suitable locations for the expansion of the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal, the Ministry of Justice said in a press release.
The Ministry of Justice states that nearly 800,000 cases have been filed in courts islandwide and plans are afoot to resolve them within the next five years.
It is reported that a speedy and efficient program is being implemented to increase the number of judges in the courts and the relevant sub-committees have already been appointed.