Declaring that courts must necessarily occupy a high position of power, privilege and independence in the life of a nation, Attorney General Dappula De Livera, PC, yesterday (20) emphasised that judges in the exercise of judicial functions should be immune from external control and influence and intimidation.
The AG said so at the ceremonial sitting of the Supreme Court to welcome Justice Dileep Nawaz, Ladyship Justice Kumudini Wickramasinghe and Justice Shiran Gooneratne.
The following is the text of the AG’s speech: I am constrained by time but I shall not waste a minute. My Lords and My Lady you commenced your legal careers and were moulded in the Attorney General’s Department and after long and faithful service to the Institution of the Attorney General finally adorned the Bench and embarked on a career in the Judiciary which has now already spanned several years.
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Colombo (News 1st); Judges cannot use the judicial platform to satisfy 3rd party and personal interest and have agendas and should at all times avoid possible conflicts of interest, said Attorney General Dappula De Livera on Thursday (21).
He was speaking at the Ceremonial Sitting to welcome Justice Janak De Silva, Justice Achala Wengappuli, and Justice Mahinda Samayawardhena to the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka.
The backlog of cases in Sri Lanka is a perennial problem and it has to be addressed urgently and quickly, methodically and efficiently and to deliver speedy justice and prevent Law delays without compromising the quality of justice, he said.
Independence of judiciary essential for a democratic system ; AG
Independence of judiciary essential for a democratic system ; AG
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Colombo (News 1st); An independent judiciary is the corner of stone of the prevalence of the rule of law in a democratic society, said Attorney General Dappula De Livera on Wednesday (20) at a Ceremonial Sitting of the Supreme Court to welcome Justice Dileep Nawaz, Justice Kumuduni Wickramasinghe and Justice Shiran Gooneratne.
The credibility of a judicial system in a country is dependent on the Judges who man it, he said.
Judges must be people of impeccable integrity and unimpeachable independence, he said, adding a judge must discharge his judicial functions with high integrity, impartially and intellectual honesty said De Livera.