{
  "id": 18627859,
  "title": "Gampaha Magistrate transferred amid IGP contempt proceedings",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/gampaha-magistrate-transferred-amid-igp-contempt-proceedings",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-07T00:06:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Island Sri Lanka",
    "slug": "the-island-sri-lanka",
    "url": "http://island.lk/gampaha-magistrate-transferred-amid-igp-contempt-proceedings/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Gampaha Magistrate Bandula Gunaratne, who sought the initiation of contempt of court proceedings against IGP Piryantha Weerasuriya, over an alleged failure to comply with a court order, has been transferred to the Judges’ Training Institute, with immediate effect. According to reports, the transfer letter was issued by Judicial Service Commission (JSC) Secretary Prasanna Alwis. The […]",
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  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}