7th March 2018 - Visit of Sri Lankan, Indian and Canadian Information Commissioners, South Asian judges, lawyers and activists to the National Institute of Transparency, Access to Information and Protection of Personal Data, Mexico
7th March 2018 - Visit of Sri Lankan, Indian and Canadian Information Commissioners, South Asian judges, lawyers and activists to the National Institute of Transparency, Access to Information and Protection of Personal Data, Mexico
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Appellant: A.Mariathas
Public Authority: Divisional Secretariat – Maritimepattu
Dates of Appeal Hearing: June 19th 2018
Order:
Appellant: A.Mariathas
Public Authority: Divisional Secretariat – Maritimepattu
Dates of Appeal Hearing: June 19th 2018
Order:
Appellant: The Airline Pilots’of Sri Lanka
Public Authority: Sri Lankan Airlines
Dates of Appeal Hearing: 13.11.2017, 08.01.2018, 06.02.2018, 23.03.2018, 24.04.2018 and 09.05.2018
Order:
RTICAppeal/99/2017 - Airline Pilots’ Guild v. Sri Lankan Airlines
RTICAppeal/99/2017 - Jurisdiction
RTICAppeal/99/2017 - Final Order
Appellant: B. Chamali
Public Authority: Divisional Secretariat - Panadura
Dates of Appeal Hearing: April 20th 2018
Order:
Appellant: B.G. Piyaseeli
Public Authority: Municipal Council Dehiwela
Dates of Appeal Hearing: February 6th 2018 & April 20th 2018
Order:
RTICAppeal/79/2018
Appellant: Bhadrani Jayawardena
Public Authority: Municipal Council - Colombo
Dates of Appeal Hearing: May 9th 2018
Order:
Appellant: C. Amerasinghe
Public Authority: Pradesha Sabha – Ja Ela
Dates of Appeal Hearing: June 28th 2018
Order:
Appellant: Capt. de Soyza Siriwardena
Public Authority: Sri Lanka Army
Date of Appeal Hearing: November 6th 2017, November 27th 2017, January 30th 2018, February 23rd 2018, March 16th 2018, April 3rd 2018, May 30th 2018 and July 17th 2018
Order:
RTICAppeal/89/2017
Appellant: Ceylon Bank Employees Union (Regional Development Bank Branch)
Public Authority: Regional Development Bank
Dates of Appeal Hearing: January 30th 2018 & March 27th 2018
Order:
RTI Appeal/160/2017
Appellant: Ceylon Bank Employees Union
Public Authority: Peoples Bank
Dates of Appeal Hearing: January 30th 2018, March 27th 2018 and May 22nd 2018
Order:
RTICAppeal/58/2018
Appellant: Ceylon Bank Employees’ Union
Public Authority: Peoples Bank
Dates of Appeal Hearing: April 20th 2018
Order:
Appellant: D.N. Liyanage
Public Authority: University of Wayamba
Dates of Appeal Hearing: April 26th 2018
Order:
RTICAppeal/125/2018
Appellant: D.N. Liyanage
Public Authority: University of Wayamba
Dates of Appeal Hearing: April 26th 2018
Order:
Appellant: Dileep Amuthan
Public Authority: Ministry of Defence
Date of Appeal Hearing: March 3rd 2018, May 15th 2018 and July 3rd 2018
RTICAppeal/70/2018
Appellant: Dileep Amuthan
Public Authority: Presidential Secretariat
Date of Appeal Hearing: April 3rd 2018, May 15th 2018 and July 3rd 2018
RTICAppeal/114/2017
Appellant: Dushyanthi Suriapperuma
Public Authority: Sri Lanka Medical Council
Date of Appeal Hearing: November 20th 2017, January 16th 2018, March 16th 2018, April 24th 2018, 22nd May 2018 & 05th June 2018
Order:
RTICAppeal/036/2017
Appellant: G.D.R.U.U. Abeyrathna and Nishantha Hettiarachchi
Public Authority: Department of Examinations
Dates of Appeal Hearing: January 30th 2018, February 23rd 2018 and April 24th 2018
Order:
RTICAppeal/182 & 183/2017
Appellant: H. M. C. A. Jayasiri
Public Authority: Sri Lanka Police/ Assistant Superintendent of Police’s Office Awissawella
Dates of Appeal Hearing: January 8th 2018, March 23rd 2018 and May 15th 2018
Order:
RTICAppeal/154/2017
Appellant: H.A.K. Jayaweera
Public Authority: National Savings Bank
Appeal Considered On: May 22nd 2018 and July 3rd 2018
Order:
RTICAppeal/57/2018
Appellant: H.A.P.N. Jayathilake
Public Authority: Department of Agrarian Services Development
Dates of Appeal Hearing: April 20th 2018
Order:
Appellant: H.B.S. Perera
Public Authority: Irrigation Department
Dates of Appeal Hearing: 30th May 2018
Order:
RTICAppeal/44/2018
Appellant: H.P.D.K Perera
Public Authority: Urban Council Panadura
Dates of Appeal Hearing: July 5th 2018
Order:
Appellant: I.G.L. Jayaweera
Public Authority: Department of Internal Audit, Southern Province
Dates of Appeal Hearing: October 30th, 2017 & December 4th, 2017
Order:
I.G.L. Jayaweera v. Department of Internal Audit, Southern Province (RTICAppeal/84/2017)
Appellant: Independent Coast Conservation Union
Public Authority: Coast Conservation and Coastal Resource Management Department
Dates of Appeal Hearing: March 27th 2018 and May 15th 2018
Order:
RTICAppeal/84/2018
Appellant: Independent Employees Union
Public Authority: Ceylon Fisheries Harbour Corporation
Dates of Appeal Hearing: April 20th 2018 and June 5th 2018
Order:
RTICAppeal/112/2018
Appellant: J. Wickremasinghe
Public Authority: Chief Secretary, Central Province
Dates of Appeal Hearing: June 12th 2018
Order:
Appellant: J. Wickremasinghe
Public Authority: Chief Secretary, Central Province
Dates of Appeal Hearing: June 12th 2018
Order:
Appellant: K.D.C. P. Siriwardena
Public Authority: Ministry of Home Affairs
Dates of Appeal Hearing: July 5th 2018
Order:
Appellant: K.G. Paranagama
Public Authority: Teaching Hospital Karapitiya
Dates of Appeal Hearing: March 27th 2018 & April 20th 2018
Order:
Appellant: K.G.S. Rathnasekera
Public Authority: National Gem & Jewellery Authority
Dates of Appeal Hearing: April 20th 2018
Order:
Appellant: K.K. Dharmasena
Public Authority: Ministry of Health
Dates of Appeal Hearing: June 28th 2018
Order:
Appellant: KMDSK Kulatunga
Public Authority: Udunuwara Pradeshiya Sabha
Date of Appeal Hearing: November 17th, 2017
Order:
Appellant: K.M.G. Kodikara
Public Authority: District Secretariat - Matale
Dates of Appeal Hearing: April 24th 2018
Order:
Appellant: K.S.T. Jayasinghe
Public Authority: Cooperative Development Department
Dates of Appeal Hearing: April 20th 2018
Order:
RTICAppeal/119/2018
Appellant: K.W. S. Saddhananda
Public Authority: Department of Census & Statistics
Dates of Appeal Hearing: May 9th 2018 and June 19th 2018
Order:
RTICAppeal/146/2018
Appellant: L. N. Dissanayake
Public Authority: The Institute of Chartered Accountants Sri Lanka (ICASL)
Dates of Appeal Hearing: 30th May 2018
Order:
RTICAppeal/189/2018
Appellant: L.D. Abeywardena
Public Authority: Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL)
Dates of Appeal Hearing: July 3rd 2018
Order:
Appellant: M.A.D. Wijesinghe
Public Authority: Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery and Corruption
Dates of Appeal Hearing: May 30th 2018 and July 17th 2018
Order:
RTICAppeal/195/2018
Appellant: M.D.S.A. Perera
Public Authority: Divisional Secretariat Seethwaka- Hanwella
Dates of Appeal Hearing: February 14th 2018, May 15th 2018 and July 10th 2018
Order:
RTICAppeal/164/2017
Appellant: M.D.S.K. Kulatunga
Public Authority: Udunuwara Pradeshiya Sabha
Dates of Appeal Hearing: November 17th 2017 & April 20th 2018
Order:
Appellant: N. Munasinghe
Public Authority: People’s Bank
Dates of Appeal Hearing: 05.06.2018
Order:
RTICAppeal/50/2018
Appellant: N. M. Wijesena
Public Authority: Divisional Secretariat - Mahawa
Dates of Appeal Hearing: December 22nd 2017 (Documentary), March 02nd 2018 (Documentary) & April 24th 2018
Order:
Appellant: P.D.M. Upashantha
Public Authority: University of Sri Jayawaradenapura
Date of Appeal Hearing: December 4th, 2017
Order:
RTICAppeal/124/2017 - P.D.M. Upashantha v. University of Sri Jayawaradenapura
Appellant: R. M. Rathnayake
Public Authority: Auditor General’s Department
Dates of Appeal Hearing: May 9th 2018
Order:
Appellant: R.H.M.N. Rajakaruna
Public Authority: Provincial Public Service Commission- North Western Province
Dates of Appeal Hearing: April 24th 2018
Order:
Appellant: R.S. Wijesiri
Public Authority: Chief Ministry and Education Ministry Central Province
Dates of Appeal Hearing: May 22nd 2018 and July 5th 2018
Order:
RTI Appeal/174/2018
Appellant: Railway Managers Association
Public Authority: Sri Lanka Railways
Dates of Appeal Hearing: April 24th 2018
Order:
Appellant: Rajendra Wijesinghe
Public Authority: Agrarian Development District Office, Kalutara
Dates of Appeal Hearing: August 29th, 2017
Order:
RTI Appeal/39/2017
Appellant: Rajendra Wijesinghe
Public Authority: Agrarian Development District Office, Kalutara
Dates of Appeal Hearing: August 29th, 2017
Order:
RTI Appeal/61/2017
Appellant: S. Dharshanan
Public Authority: University of Jaffna
Dates of Appeal Hearing: June 12th 2018
Order:
Appellant: S.A.S.S. Perera
Public Authority: Divisional Secretariat, Padukka
Date of Appeal Hearing: November 23rd, 2017
Order:
Appellant: Sabra Zahid
Public Authority: Judicial Services Commission
Dates of Appeal Hearing: June 19th 2018
Order:
Appellant: Sabra Zahid
Public Authority: Registrar General’s Department
Dates of Appeal Hearing: June 19th 2018
Order:
Appellant: Shreen Saroor
Public Authority: Prime Minister’s Office
Dates of Appeal Hearing: May 15th 2018 and July 10th 2018
Order:
RTICAppeal/01/2018 | Sri Lanka's Reparations Bill
Appellant: Sri Lanka Red Cross Society
Public Authority: Ministry of Home Affairs
Dates of Appeal Hearing: April 20th 2018 and June 5th 2018
Order:
RTICAppeal/113/2018
Appellant: T. Edirithilaka
Public Authority: National Authority on Tobacco and Alcohol
Dates of Appeal Hearing: May 9th 2018
Order:
RTICAppeal/143/2018
Appellant: T. Gohilarajah
Public Authority: Department of Examinations
Dates of Appeal Hearing: April 26th 2018
Order:
Appellant: Transparency International Sri Lanka
Public Authority: Presidential Secretariat
Dates of Appeal Hearing: June 19th, 2017, August 8th, 2017 & September 25th, 2017
Order:
Transparency International v. Presidential Secretariat
Appellant: V. Sabaratnam
Public Authority: Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation
Dates of Appeal Hearing: May 9th 2018 and June 26th 2018
Order:
RTICAppeal/117/2018
Appellant: Verite Research (Pvt.) Ltd.
Public Authority: Central Bank of Sri Lanka
Dates of Appeal Hearing: March 16th 2018, May 9th 2018
Order:
RTICAppeal/25 & 26/2018
Appellant: W.A.P. Dilrukshi
Public Authority: Sri Lanka Army
Dates of Appeal Hearing: April 20th 2018
Order:
Appellant: W.M.S. Ruwan Kumara
Public Authority: Divisional Secretariat, Habaraduwa
Date of Appeal Hearing: November 17th, 2017
Order:
Appellant: W.R.M. Abeysekara
Public Authority: Peoples Bank
Dates of Appeal Hearing: June 26th 2018
Order:
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