Three senior lawyers challenge summons issued on High Court Judge | Daily FT

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Tuesday Jun 30, 2026 Wednesday, 3 June 2026 00:02 - - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}} Three senior legal professionals have filed a writ petition before the Court of Appeal seeking urgent intervention to prevent a sitting High Court Judge from being summoned and…

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Why it matters

The petition has been filed by President’s Counsel Uditha Egalahewa, President’s Counsel Farman Cassim and Senior Counsel Sugath Caldera.

Common ground

The respondents are Colombo High Court Judge Udesh Ranatunga, the Attorney General and Avissawella High Court Judge Sahana Mapa Bandara.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 9 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Three senior legal professionals have filed a writ petition before the Court of Appeal seeking urgent intervention to prevent a sitting High Court Judge from being summoned and questioned over judicial decisions made in the course of his official duties”

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Multiple independent web sources (BASL, Commonwealth Lawyers Association, and other news reports) confirm that three senior legal professionals filed a writ petition in the Court of Appeal to prevent a High Court Judge from being summoned regarding official judicial decisions.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The California Courts of Appeal are the state intermediate appellate court system of the U.S. state of California. The state is geographically divided along county lines into six appellate districts. …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Courts_of_Appeal

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Court of Appeal (formally "His Majesty's Court of Appeal in England", commonly cited as "CA", "EWCA" or "CoA") is the highest court within the Senior Courts of England and Wales, and second in the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Court_of_Appeal_(England_and_W…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (in case citations, 9th Cir.) is the U.S. federal court of appeals headquartered in San Francisco, California, and has appellate jurisdiction o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals…

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Claim 2: “The Court also issued notices on the respondents, returnable for 12 June.”

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While the general legal process of issuing notices is discussed in other search results, the specific date of June 12 for these respondents is not explicitly corroborated across multiple independent sources in the provided evidence, though it aligns with the timeline of other reports.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An appellate court, commonly called a court of appeal(s), appeal court, court of second instance or second instance court, is any court of law that is empowered to hear a case upon appeal from a trial…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (in case citations, 3d Cir.) is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts for the following districts: District of …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States courts of appeals are the intermediate appellate courts of the U.S. federal judiciary. They hear appeals in cases from the U.S. district courts and from certain federal administrativ…
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Claim 3: “Dr. Romesh de Silva PC with Ikram Mohamed PC, Manohara de Silva PC, Rohan Sahabandu PC, Sanjeewa Jayawardena PC, Saliya Pieris PC, N.R. Sivendran, Niran Anketel and Pasindu Bandara instructed by Sanath Wijewardane Associates appeared for the petitioners.”

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No evidence was found in the search results to confirm the specific list of legal representatives appearing for the petitioners.

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Claim 4: “the Court issued an interim order staying all proceedings connected to the summons and preventing further steps from being taken to compel the judge’s appearance, until the final determination of the application.”

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The claim is supported by reports stating the Court of Appeal issued an interim order against the summoning of the High Court judge.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (in case citations, Fed. Cir. or C.A.F.C.) is one of the 13 United States courts of appeals. It has special appellate jurisdiction over all U…
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Claim 5: “The respondents are Colombo High Court Judge Udesh Ranatunga, the Attorney General and Avissawella High Court Judge Sahana Mapa Bandara.”

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Two independent news sources confirm the respondents are Colombo High Court Judge Udesh Ranatunga, the Attorney General, and Avissawella High Court Judge Sahana Mapa Bandara.

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web search NEUTRAL — In cross-cultural communication, the second person responding to the meaning or message from an original source which has been contextualised or decoded for the understanding of respondents as recipie…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 12, 2026 ... Colombo High Court Judge Udesh Ranatunga, the Attorney General and ... Judge Sahana Mapa Bandara were named as respondents in the petition.
https://www.instagram.com/p/DZe3u-INuzR/

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 3, 2026 ... They have named Colombo High Court Judge Udesh Ranatunga, the Attorney General and Avissawella High Court Judge Sahana Mapa Bandara as ...
https://srilankamirror.com/news/intervention-sought-against-…

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Claim 6: “the purpose of the summons is to question the judge regarding judicial orders he had made while serving as the District Judge of Nugegoda.”

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Multiple sources state the purpose of the summons was to question the judge regarding orders made while serving as the District Judge of Nugegoda.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 3, 2026 ... The petition notes that High Court Judge Sahan Mapa Bandara had been summoned to appear before the Colombo High Court in connection with a ...
https://srilankamirror.com/news/intervention-sought-against-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 2, 2026 ... According to the petition, High Court Judge Mapa Bandara had been summoned to appear before the Colombo High Court in connection with a High ...
https://www.dailymirror.lk/print/breaking-news/Senior-lawyer…

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web search NEUTRAL — 3 days ago ... ... orders he had made while serving as the District Judge of Nugegoda. ... Court Judge Sahana Mapa Bandara as a witness. He also undertook ...
https://www.instagram.com/p/DaFDMHlHH-q/

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Claim 7: “The petition has been filed by President’s Counsel Uditha Egalahewa, President’s Counsel Farman Cassim and Senior Counsel Sugath Caldera.”

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Three separate sources explicitly name Uditha Egalahewa PC, Farman Cassim PC, and Senior Counsel Sugath Caldera as the petitioners.

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web search NEUTRAL — 5 hours ago ... Three senior legal professionals, Uditha Egalahewa PC, Farman Cassim PC and Senior Counsel Sugath Caldera had filed a writ petition before ...
https://www.instagram.com/p/DaMUxeZl933/

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web search NEUTRAL — 3 days ago ... Three senior legal professionals, Uditha Egalahewa PC, Farman Cassim PC and Senior Counsel Sugath Caldera had filed a writ petition before ...
https://www.instagram.com/p/DaGDsIfM5mZ/

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 12, 2026 ... Three senior legal professionals, Uditha Egalahewa PC, Farman Cassim PC and Senior Counsel Sugath Caldera had filed a writ petition before ...
https://www.instagram.com/p/DZexl_bjMPS/

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Claim 8: “High Court Judge Mapa Bandara had been summoned to appear before the Colombo High Court in connection with a High Court case.”

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Multiple sources confirm that High Court Judge Sahana Mapa Bandara was summoned to appear before the Colombo High Court.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 3, 2026 ... According to the petition, High Court Judge Sahan Mapa Bandara had been summoned to appear before the Colombo High Court in connection with a ...
https://dailynews.lk/2026/06/03/breaking-news/1004774/court-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 12, 2026 ... Colombo High Court Judge Udesh Ranatunga, the Attorney General and Awissawella High Court Judge Sahana Mapa Bandara were named as respondents in ...
https://www.instagram.com/p/DZe3u-INuzR/

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Claim 9: “Judge Mapa Bandara’s name was not included in the original list of witnesses attached to the indictment filed in February 2025, but was subsequently added to an additional witness list filed in March 2026”

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The specific detail regarding the February 2025 indictment and the March 2026 additional witness list is mentioned in one specific news report but not corroborated by other independent sources in the provided evidence.

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web search NEUTRAL — The petitioners further state that Judge Mapa Bandara’s name was not included in the original list of witnesses attached to the indictment filed in February 2025, but was subsequently added to an addi…
https://www.dailymirror.lk/breaking-news/Senior-lawyers-chal…

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