New Court Complex in Jaffna inaugurated
Courtesy - Sri Lanka Defence

 
10/25/2007

The new court complex, built as a part of the infrastructure development programme under the Legal and Judicial Reforms Project of the Government facilitated by the World Bank, was opened yesterday (October 24) by of the Chief Justice Sarath N. Silva.

The complex has separate offices, record rooms and reference rooms for each of above court houses, a cafeteria, a separate and secured area for police and the accused, lawyers lounge rooms, a communication centre and a legal aid office, The objective of the government through such infrastructure improvements is to provide modern facilities to the public in the process of administration of justice.

The guests of honour at the opening ceremony were the Secretary to the Ministry of Justice and Law Reforms Suhada Gamalath, Secretary to the Judicial Services Commission P.W.D.C. Jayatilaka Ms. Shamalie Gunawardana Project Director of the Legal and Judicial Reforms Project and Ms. Naoko Ishii, Country Director of the World Bank Colombo Office.

Courtesy - Government Information Department