The Chief Justice has appointed two Trial-at Bars for the hearing of the Bond Scam cases involving the two Treasury Bond Auctions in March 2016. Subsequently, on February 15, he made a request for another Trial-at-Bar to hear the relevant case. Accordingly, Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya has appointed two separate Trial-at-Bars to hear the case. The first Trial-at-Bar consists of High Court Judges D. Thotawatta, Manjula Thilakaratne, and M. Irasadeen. The second Trial-at-Bar consists of High Court Judges Amal Ranaraja, Namal Balalle, and Adithya Patabendige, state Attorney General’s Coordinating Officer State Counsel Nishara Jayaratne.

Source: The Nation February 18, 2021 12:22 UTC