The Director of Education for the North Central Province has decided to suspend the school principal who was recently arrested with a large quantity of heroin in Anuradhapura.

Accordingly, the principal of a school in Eppawala has been interdicted with immediate effect. 

In an official letter addressed to the principal, the Director stated that, based on findings submitted by the Anuradhapura Division Criminal Investigation Unit, the individual is alleged to have committed an offence under the establishments code, warranting immediate suspension from duty.

The principal, who is the husband of a former National People’s Power (NPP) Urban Councillor, was arrested last week in possession of 1.185 kilos of heroin, with an estimated street value of approximately Rs. 20 million.

Yesterday, the Thambuttegama Magistrate’s Court ordered the suspect to be remanded until November 12 for further questioning, while it also authorized the Anuradhapura Division Criminal Investigation Unit to detain and interrogate the suspect further.

Meanwhile, the suspect’s wife, a former member of the NPP representing the Peliyagoda Urban Council, yesterday resigned following the arrest of her husband and son on drug-related charges.

The councillor, Disna Niranjala Kumari, who was elected at the last local government election, said she was deeply distressed by the incident and had decided to step down as a personal and ethical decision. (Newswire)

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The Judicial Service Commission has removed twenty officials, including judges, from their duties within the judicial service, it was reported.

According to the Lankadeepa newspaper, among those removed are a High Court judge, several District Court judges, and Magistrates.

Out of the twenty individuals, the services of seven have been completely terminated, while the remaining officials have either been suspended from duty or subjected to compulsory retirement.

The Judicial Service Commission took these actions following investigations into public complaints received against certain judicial officers.

Those facing serious allegations, such as corruption, were formally charged and subjected to disciplinary inquiries.

Following these inquiries, individuals found guilty of misconduct were removed from service by the Judicial Service Commission, chaired by Chief Justice Preethi Padman Surasena.

It is further reported that the High Court judge who was removed is currently facing an inquiry before Supreme Court Justice Janak de Silva.

Additionally, the Commission has granted the option of retirement to those found guilty who were nearing retirement age. (Newswire)

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The Indian Parliament is witnessing a massive ruckus amid opposition leaders’ protest and sloganeering over the December 13 security breach as well as the suspension of MPs. 

Amid the ruckus, 49 more Lok Sabha opposition MPs including Surpiya Sule, Danish Ali, Manish Tewari, Shashi Tharoor, among others were suspended for the remainder of the winter session on Tuesday. 

With this, a total of 141 opposition MPs have been suspended so far.

Slamming the BJP-led Centre for allegedly violating democratic norms and trying to “bulldoze” important legislation through the House without any debate, Congress said that “democratic norms are being thrown into the dustbin by an autocratic Modi government” by suspending the MPs. (Hindustan Times)

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