Chief Justice ordered Police to remove all illegal sign boards

Chief Justice Sarath N. Silva ordered Police to pull down all illegal sign boards of speed limits put up on main roads as hapless motorists were being forced to either face prosecution or pay bribes to the police to get away.
The Chief Justice delivering a judgment in a Fundamental Rights case noted there were different sign boards giving various speed limits though the speed limit in the city should be 56 Kmph and 72 Kmph outside the city.
Therefore all boards which were against the laws should be removed.

The Chief Justice said that Police officers were given promotion on the number of cases they handled. Instead, they should be given promotion on merit.
He noted that motorists were some times penalized on wrong speed limits. The directive to pull down the illegal sign boards came as the Chief Justice delivered a judgment related to a Fundamental Rights application filed by a couple living in Saliyapura, Anuradhapura.