The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has announced the transfer of a total of 106 judicial officers, including magistrates and district judges, effective from September 15.
According to the JSC, Magistrates, Additional Magistrates, District Judges, Additional District Judges, and Registrars are those among the transferred.
Notable transfers include Maligakanda Magistrate Lochana Abeywickrama Weerasinghe, who has been transferred to the Mahara Magistrate’s Court, while Mahara Magistrate H.G.J.R. Perera will assume duties at the Maligakanda Magistrate’s Court.
Meanwhile, Galle Magistrate I.N.N. Kumara Gamage has been appointed as the Fort Magistrate, and Kurunegala Magistrate N.D.B. Gunaratne has been named as the Gampaha Additional District Judge.
The Commission also stated that Colombo Additional Magistrate P.S. Pathirana has been transferred to serve as the Balapitiya Magistrate, while Balapitiya Magistrate R.D. Janaka will take over as Colombo Additional Magistrate.
Meanwhile, the JSC also confirmed that 17 individuals who completed training at the Sri Lanka Judges’ Institute (SLJI) have been appointed as Magistrates and Additional District Judges.
