Justice Ministry: Court disposal initiative generates Rs. 953 Mn in 2025

The Ministry of Justice has announced that the initiative aimed at the speedy disposal of productions stored in court premises has yielded significant results, generating Rs. 952,896,911.74 in 2025 alone. 

According to the ministry, when combined with other judicial revenue sources, including copying fees, notary fees, fines, stamp duties, and bail bond confiscations, the total income generated through the courts amounted to Rs. 6,574,829,926.91.

For decades, Magistrates’ Courts and High Courts across Sri Lanka were burdened with vast quantities of seized items handed over by police and government authorities. 

These ranged from vehicles, timber, sand, and agricultural tools to firearms, explosives, and narcotics. Their accumulation consumed valuable space, created logistical and security challenges, and led to economic losses as imported vehicles deteriorated unused within the court premises.

The Justice Ministry stated that a turning point came with the appointment of Justice P. Padman Surasena as Chief Justice, under whose leadership the Judicial Service Commission launched this unprecedented disposal programme. 

The project was carried out in close collaboration with the “Clean Sri Lanka” initiative introduced by the President, and was supported by judges, judicial officers, ministry officials, police, the tri-forces, and other stakeholders.

Stating that the results have been transformative, the Justice Ministry said court premises once cluttered with abandoned vehicles, timber logs, and sand piles have been cleared and revitalized, with many sites now featuring landscaped gardens and flowerbeds.

Beyond aesthetics, the initiative has reinforced public confidence in the justice system, improved efficiency, and demonstrated environmental stewardship, it added. 

The following is the revenue yielded through the initiative: