Person
Thilina Gamage
Listed from published reports. Appearing here is not a finding of wrongdoing.
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Details
- Role
- Former Chief Magistrate; District Judge of Moratuwa, interdicted
- Status
- Acquitted by the High Court in December 2021 in the elephant calf criminal case; the Judicial Service Commission decided on 9 October 2026 to remove him after finding him guilty of all charges in its inquiry, including unlawful possession of an elephant calf
Connections (2)
- Judicial Service Commission / Decided to dismiss, October 2026 / Thilina Gamage
- On 9 October 2026 it decided to remove the interdicted former Chief Magistrate and Moratuwa District Judge after finding him guilty of all charges in an inquiry. The charges included unlawful possession of an elephant calf.9 Oct 2026 · Ada Derana · JSC decides to dismiss former Chief Magistrate Thilina Gamage
- Thilina Gamage / Indicted in, July 2019; acquitted, December 2021 / Elephant calf “Sakura” case, Colombo High Court
- In May 2014, as Colombo Fort Magistrate, he rejected allegations that he was rearing an elephant without a valid licence and said he held one. He wrote to the Speaker, the JSC Secretary, the Parliament Secretary General and the Government Chief Whip saying so, and said he bought the elephant from a person in Meegoda. The report does not name the Speaker.9 May 2014 · Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) · I have a valid licence to rear an elephant -Judge
- On 19 July 2019 the Attorney General indicted him and three others on 25 counts for keeping the calf Sakura with a forged licence, valued at Rs. 6,970,000.19 Jul 2019 · Ada Derana · AG filed indictments against suspended magistrate over elephant calf
- On 16 December 2021 Judge Damith Thotawatte acquitted him, saying the prosecution had failed to prove the allegations beyond a reasonable doubt. The other defendants were not acquitted.16 Dec 2021 · Ada Derana · Thilina Gamage acquitted from elephant calf case