Sri Lanka Supreme Court to hear petition on legality of upcoming Presidential Election
A three-member Supreme Court bench has been appointed to consider the Fundamental Rights (FR) petition filed, which asks for a verdict that holding an upcoming Presidential Election in Sri Lanka would violate the Constitution.
This FR petition has been filed by Attorney-at-Law Aruna Laksiri Unawatuna.
Accordingly, the petition will be considered next Monday (July 15) before the three-member Supreme Court bench consisting of Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya, Arjuna Obeysekera, and Priyantha Fernando.
The petition further states that since the 19th Amendment to the Constitution has not been passed in a formal manner, it should be referred to a referendum, and a decision should be made that holding the next Presidential Election will violate the Constitution until it is approved.
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The political temperatures are rising.
I just heard the terrible news from Pennsylvania.
With remnants from the Aragalaya flexing their muscles through strikes, disrupting normal life, I fear the future.
Citizens, wake up in the morning and work to earn an honest living.
Don’t worry about the political manipulations; on voting day, go and exercise your rightful franchise.
Drugi,
I agree with you. The persons who took control of the Aragalaya in its later stages are still roaming the countryside.
They are capable of anything.
Drugi, an immediate Presidential Commission on the Aragalaya is essential with evidence from the general public.
The Commission should conclude in a month’s time.