Sri Lankan Cases |

Ven. Ellawala Medananda Thero v District Secretary, Ampara and Others

[2009] 1 SLR 54 - Supreme Court

The petitioner alleged that the decision taken by the respondents to alienate about 60 Acres of land located 13 km to the South of the Deegavapi Raja Maha Viharaya (one of the 16 most venerated sites of Buddhists in Sri Lanka), to 500 Muslim famiies, infringes the rights guaranteed under article 10 and 12.

Church of the Foursquare Gospel in Sri Lanka and another vs. Kelaniya Pradeshiya Sabha and others

C.A. 781/2008 - Court of Appeal

The Petitioner had a Building Plan approved for residential premises under section 8J(1) of the Urban Development Authority Act.

Officer in Charge, Police Station, Meerigama v. G. Thushara Indika and others

No. 95713 - Attanagalle Magistrate Court

The complainant parties’ church was pelted with stones for over a month. The stone pelting was allegedly due to suspicions of illegal activity by close members of the pastor.

Officer in Charge, Police Station Batticaloa v. Yogalingam and Sixteen others

16642/MC - Batticaloa Magistrate Court

Kuppusamy Wijayan’s complaint was about the activities of some villagers who prevented the burial of the body as it was not a cemetery reserved for non-Roman Catholics

Officer in Charge, Police Station, Warakapola v. Alawalayalage Wilson and Others

No. 75194 MC Warakapola - Warakapola Magistrate Court

Assault on pastor and Christians engaged in prayer Church of Grace Mahena, Warakapola, (Kegalle District) 16th December 2012.

Officer in Charge, Batticaloa vs Muralitharan Satheeskumar (Batticaloa)

23650/PC/13 - Batticaloa Magistrate Court

Opponent agreed to refrain from arousing conflict regarding the religious practices of the pastor