Kanagaratnam Jeevaratnam v. Attorney General – CA TR/04/2016-2016

In the case between Kanagaratnam Jeevaratnam (Accused–Petitioner) and the Attorney General, Sri Lanka, the court addressed whether the Attorney General’s decision to transfer High Court Case No. HCT/490/2012 from the High Court of Trincomalee to the High Court of Colombo was valid under Section 47 of the Judicature Act. The court determined that concerns regarding the impartiality of the High Court Judge of Trincomalee—particularly remarks discrediting the Government Analyst—justified the case transfer. It was found that there were no procedural irregularities sufficient to vitiate the transfer decision, although directions were issued to regularize the court record by ensuring all proceedings, including those allegedly missing, were included. The application challenging the transfer was d