Committee to review legal administration in North

Dulshani Gunawardena

A high powered committee has been appointed by Justice and Law Reforms Minister , Milinda Moragoda to review the current situation and recommend reforms to the legal administration system in the Northern Province.

The Committee will be chaired by Supreme Court Judge, Sripavan. The thirteen member committee also includes Justice Ministry Secretary , Suhada Gamlath, Vice Chancellor, University of Jaffna, M.P. de Silva and Jaffna District Secretary, K. Ganesh.

The Committee will consider and recommend issues relating to lacunae in the legal administration in the North where the system has experienced severe collapse due to the over 30 year conflict.

The committee will look into infrastructure, staff, training and resources available and it will also study issues pertaining to the prison system, legal education, and indictments.