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SC Petition: Pillayan demands Rs. 100 million over Rights Violation
Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan, widely known as Pillayan, has filed a Fundamental Rights (FR) petition before the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka,Continue Reading
Summary
In his petition, Pillayan seeks a declaration that his arrest and detention were unlawful and requests compensation of Rs. 100 million for the alleged violation of his fundamental rights. In his FR petition, Pillayan asserts that his arrest and detention are politically motivated and lack sufficient legal basis.
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People
- Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan2
- Priyantha Weerasuriya
- Madhava Gunawardena
- Imesha Muthumala
- S. Raveendranath
- Ada Derana
- Pillayan
- Pilleyan
Organisations
- Supreme Court of Sri Lanka2
- Criminal Investigation Department (CID).In
- Criminal Investigation Department
- Eastern University.In
Places
- Batticaloa
- Sri Lanka
Keywords
- petition2
- challenging
- detention
- violation
- demands
- million
- arrest
- rights
- files
- over
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