Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court to consider 22 petitions tomorrow
Translated from Sinhala and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court is scheduled to consider 22 petitions concerning the government’s constitutional amendment bill.
- The petitions reportedly argue that the bill could harm judicial independence and the rule of law and misuse the Constitution.
- Some petitions ask the court to declare the bill unconstitutional and require a referendum before it can be passed.
Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court is due to consider 22 petitions tomorrow at 10 a.m. in a case concerning the government’s constitutional amendment bill.
The petitions reportedly argue that the bill would damage judicial independence and the rule of law, and would amount to misuse of the Constitution. They ask the court to declare the proposed legislation inconsistent with the Constitution.
The petitions also seek an order requiring the bill to be put to a referendum before Parliament can pass it. A five-judge bench led by Chief Justice Preethi Padman Surasena is scheduled to hear the petitions.
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Originally published by Lankadeepa in Sinhala. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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