Bill to allow remote witness testimony in courts
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The government has proposed amendments to the Civil Procedure Code to allow witnesses to give evidence before courts through live audio-visual links, including from locations outside Sri Lanka. The Civil Procedure Code (Amendment) Bill was ...
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- —The government has proposed amendments to the Civil Procedure Code to allow witnesses to give evidence before courts through live audio-visual links, including from locations outside Sri Lanka.
- —The Civil Procedure Code (Amendment) Bill was published in a Gazette supplement dated October 16, 2026, on the order of the Minister of Justice and National Integration.
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