Warnakulasuriya Alex Nishantha Fernando
Wennappuwa Pradeshiya Sabha member as reported in Feb 2026 (current seat unverified) · Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP)
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1 matter convicted or under appeal — see the Cases tab for the breakdown.
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Warnakulasuriya Alex Nishantha Fernando was convicted in 2026 (Sources can be reconciled only partially: Daily Mirror and Hiru report 16 years of rigorous imprisonment imposed across the counts, with the sentences ordered to run so that they are served within 10 years; NewsFirst and Newswire headline the sentence as 10 years. Fine amounts also vary by source. Compensation of Rs. 800,000 is consistently reported in multiple accounts.).
Fraudulently preparing 26 forged/falsified land deeds and unlawfully selling approx. 3 acres 2 roods of land belonging to a complainant, by falsely claiming a named third party would transfer the land.
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Warnakulasuriya Alex Nishantha Fernando legal timeline
- 18 February 2026
Convicted
Warnakulasuriya Alex Nishantha Fernando, a lawyer and local council member, and a co-accused who was his manager were convicted by the Chilaw High Court (Judge Nayomi Wickramasekara) over forged deeds used to sell land in the Waikkal area, in one of 26 indictments arising from the same complaint. Sentencing reports differ: most describe 16 years' rigorous imprisonment with the terms running concurrently or within a 10-year period, while NewsFirst and Newswire headline 10 years.
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Compensation of Rs. 800,000 each was reported.
Court: Chilaw High Court
Warnakulasuriya Alex Nishantha Fernando court cases
Forged land deeds fraud case
Fraudulently preparing 26 forged/falsified land deeds and unlawfully selling approx. 3 acres 2 roods of land belonging to a complainant, by falsely claiming a named third party would transfer the land
What’s happened
One of at least 26 forged-deed cases arising from a single original complaint filed with police on 7 Jun 2011; a single lower-reliability source claims 25 additional related cases remain pending against Fernando (not independently corroborated)
- Court
- DISPUTED between sources - Daily Mirror, Newswire, and Gossip Lanka News say Chilaw High Court; NewsFirst says Puttalam High Court (the same trial judge is named across all sources, suggesting a single case reported inconsistently rather than two separate courts)
- Sentence
- Sources can be reconciled only partially: Daily Mirror and Hiru report 16 years of rigorous imprisonment imposed across the counts, with the sentences ordered to run so that they are served within 10 years; NewsFirst and Newswire headline the sentence as 10 years. Fine amounts also vary by source. Compensation of Rs. 800,000 is consistently reported in multiple accounts.
- Next hearing / due
- Next hearing not confirmed
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Warnakulasuriya Alex Nishantha Fernando political career
Ministerial positions
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Other political positions
Wennappuwa Pradeshiya Sabha member as reported in Feb 2026 (current seat unverified)
Dates not publicly confirmed
President, Puttalam District Lawyers' Association
Dates not publicly confirmed
Warnakulasuriya Alex Nishantha Fernando party history
Conviction coverage identifies him as an SLPP member of the Wennappuwa Pradeshiya Sabha; exact joining date is unknown.