The Cabinet of Ministers on June 14, 2021 has in principle approved the concept of a Small Claims Court which has been proposed by Justice Minister M.U.M. Ali Sabry, PC. The Small Claims Court is a novel Court, proposed to be set up and expanded throughout the Island to hear and determine disputes below the sum of Rs. 1.5 Million.
The Committee appointed in October last year, by the Minister of Justice to explore the possibility of establishing a Small Claims Court in Sri Lanka, comprised of Justice Dr. Ruwan Fernando – Judge of the Court of Appeal (Chairman), and Nishan Sydney Premathiratne, Attorney-at-Law as the Convener.
The other distinguished members of the Committee comprising Justice Mayadunne Corea – Judge of the Court of Appeal, High Court Judge, Lakmal Wickramasooriya, High Court Judge, R. L. Godawela, District Judge, Aruna Aluthge, District Judge, Chandani Dias, attorneys Kaushalya Nawarathna, Milinda Pathirana, Chandima Muthukumarana, Lasitha Kanuwanaarachchi, Rasika Dissanayake, Ruwantha Cooray, Nuwan de Alwis and Ruwanadini Kuruppu–Assistant Secretary (Legal), Ministry of Justice along with the research assistants: Vikum Jayasinghe, Sajana de Zoysa and Narthana Wevita.
