Gampaha State land deed fraud case
Current status of the Gampaha State land deed fraud case
Co-accused in the Gampaha High Court state-land/deed case involving alleged fraudulent transactions over State land.
What’s happened
Indictments served 27 Feb 2026 and again reported served by the Attorney General on 15 Jul 2026; no report of the 27 Mar 2026 hearing or of a later next date has been found.
- Court
- Gampaha High Court
- Next hearing / due
- Next hearing not confirmed
Sources (3)
Gampaha State land deed fraud case timeline
- 15 July 2026
Hearing
The Attorney General served indictments on the six accused (including Mervyn Silva and Prasanna Ranaweera) before Gampaha High Court Judge Nayana Seneviratne; Senior State Counsel Samadari Piyasena presented them. The reports do not say why this followed the 27 February 2026 service, and no next date was reported.
Court: Gampaha High Court
Sources (2)
- 27 March 2026
Hearing
Reporting had scheduled the matter for 2026-03-27, but the current dataset does not establish the outcome of that date.
Court: Gampaha High Court
Sources (1)
- 27 February 2026
Indicted
Indictments served 27 Feb 2026.
Court: Gampaha High Court
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