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COLOMBO, 17 March, 2021, (TON): There are just 15 Judges for every 1,000,000 individuals in Sri Lanka and the entire nation has just 378 Judges to deal with continuous legal disputes, tending to a workshop on the significance of securing casualties and witness today, Justice Minister Ali Sabry said.

He further said in created nations there are 200 Judges for every 1,000,000 individuals and in the center income nations, it is 65-70 Judges for every 1,000,000 individuals.

"This is a serious matter in our current legal system and during my tenure, I am hoping to double the number of Judges in the judicial system," he said. 

Justice Minister Ali Sabry said there were nearly 5000 cases at District Courts which have been covering for over 20 years without any conclusion. 

He additionally said that in the current overall set of laws, it takes a more extended period to finish up a case and at first to end a preliminary at High Court, it requires 10 years.

 

NEW DELHI, 15 March, 2021, (TON): India is accounted for to have passed on that it won't do any unjust to Sri Lanka at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), the source said.

In any case, India has not spelled out whether it will cast a ballot against the goal to be moved by the United Kingdom-drove center gathering of nations at the UNHRC.

During the casual conferences that occurred on the resolution, India stayed hesitant. During the High-level Segment, India encouraged Sri Lanka to execute the thirteenth Amendment in full.

India - Sri Lanka reciprocal relations fermented as of late after the Sri Lankan government reneged from MOU endorsed under the past government to together build up the East Container Terminal of the Colombo Port.

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