Mervyn Silva
Former Cabinet Minister and former Member of Parliament · Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP)
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Mervyn Silva has been indicted.
Case alleging fraudulent preparation/use of deeds and sale/transfer activity involving State land in the Kiribathgoda area.
The full running account, event by event, is in the Timeline and Court Cases tabs below.
Mervyn Silva legal timeline
- 15 July 2026Kiribathgoda State land deed fraud case
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
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- 27 February 2026Kiribathgoda State land deed fraud case
Indicted
Indictments in the alleged Kiribathgoda State land fraud case were served on Mervyn Silva and other accused at the Gampaha High Court. Judge Nayana Seneviratne ordered all accused released on bail and the case was adjourned to 27 March 2026. The charges are allegations and have not been tested at trial.
Court: Gampaha High Court
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Mervyn Silva court cases
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Cases Total
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Indicted
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Trial Ongoing
Kiribathgoda State land deed fraud case
Case alleging fraudulent preparation/use of deeds and sale/transfer activity involving State land in the Kiribathgoda area.
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)
Unexplained assets case
Colombo High Court prosecution relating to allegedly disproportionate or unexplained assets during approximately 31 Mar 2010 to 31 Mar 2012.
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- Colombo High Court
- Next hearing / due
- No upcoming hearing announced
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Mervyn Silva in the news
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Mervyn Silva political career
Ministerial positions
Former Cabinet Minister and former Member of Parliament
Dates not publicly confirmed
Other political positions
No other positions publicly confirmed.
Mervyn Silva party history
Entered politics through SLFP and was active in SLFP politics from school days; exact first membership interval dates are not pinned down.
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Elected on a UNP ticket in 1994; exact joining and departure dates are not established.
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Had rejoined the SLFP by 2004, when he served under the UPFA banner.