Mohamed Nilam Mohamed Sameer Vs. The Hon. Attorney General – CPA 90/2021-2020

In the case between the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Attorney General) and Mohamed Nilam Mohamed Sameer, the court addressed the issue of whether sentences of three counts of 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment should be imposed to run consecutively or concurrently. It was determined that the Petitioner did not challenge the conviction but only sought variation in the manner of serving the sentence, with the State raising no objection. The court ordered that the sentences be served concurrently, while all other aspects of the sentencing order, including the operative date of conviction, remained unchanged. The holding reaffirmed the principle that the court may exercise discretion to vary the manner in which sentences are served in light of unopposed applications and proper lega