SC orders Rs. 275 Mn compensation over drugs procurement scandal - DailyNews

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Source: Daily News
Published: 2026-03-28 06:50 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Politics, Health, Crime & Justice, Justice, Law & Courts, Sri Lanka, Labour & Workers, Drugs, World News, Crime & Justice
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The Supreme Court yesterday ordered former Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella and four former senior health officials pay a total amount of Rs.275 million to state, after ruling that their actions in a controversial drug procurement deal violated the Fundamental Rights of the public. The ruling came in a Fundamental Rights petition filed by Transparency International Sri Lanka, which challenged the legality of the procurement of human immunoglobulin (Human-IG) and other medicines without a competitive bidding process.
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