Prasanna Ranaweera
Former State Minister and former Member of Parliament · Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP)
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Prasanna Ranaweera has been indicted.
Co-accused in the Gampaha High Court state-land/deed case involving alleged fraudulent transactions over State land.
The full running account, event by event, is in the Timeline and Court Cases tabs below.
Prasanna Ranaweera legal 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
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- 27 March 2026
Hearing
Reporting had scheduled the matter for 27 March 2026, but the current dataset does not establish the outcome of that date.
Court: Gampaha High Court
Sources (1)
- 27 February 2026
Indicted
Indictments against Prasanna Ranaweera were served in the Gampaha High Court on 27 February 2026 in a case concerning alleged illegal sale of state land using forged deeds. Judge Nayana Seneviratne adjourned the case until 27 March 2026. The charges are allegations to be determined at trial.
Court: Gampaha High Court
Sources (1)
Prasanna Ranaweera court cases
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.
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- Gampaha High Court
- Next hearing / due
- Next hearing not confirmed
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Prasanna Ranaweera political career
Ministerial positions
Former State Minister and former Member of Parliament
Dates not publicly confirmed
Other political positions
No other positions publicly confirmed.
Prasanna Ranaweera party history
Reported in the Nov 2018 SLPP crossover and confirmed electorally/organisationally with SLPP thereafter.