Courtesy The Daily Newsƒ”š‚  The Supreme Court order given yesterday to the effect that Parliament appointed PSC (Select Committee) cannot investigate the impeachment charges against the Chief Justice, on page 26 states that “ƒ”¹…”the constitution shall provide by law (the method of investigation of the impeachment motion) BUT the constitution in fact says “ƒ”¹…”by law […]

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Athapattu Banadara-Courtesy The Daily Newsƒ”š‚  Cabinet Spokesman and Mass Media and Information Minister Keheliya Rambukwella explained that no legislator will comment on yesterday’s Appeal Court’s verdict on the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC), whereas Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa will announce Parliament’s stand on the matter on January 8 when the House resumes for the New Year. “The […]

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Chaminda Perera – Courtesy The Daily Newsƒ”š‚  No third party can question affairs of Parliament. No institution, other than the Legislature has been vested power in relation to the removal of Supreme Court Justices including the Chief Justice under the Constitution, Deputy Speaker Chandima Weerakkody said yesterday. He was addressing a special press conference at […]

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Prof. Rajiv Wijesinha-Courtesy The Daily News When I was asked recently, in fulfillment of my work on the Human Rights Action Plan, to assist the Ministries of Justice and of Child Development and Women’s Affairs to finalize the draft of an act to replace the Children and Young Person’s Ordinance, I was struck by the […]

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Rajpal Abeynayakr -Courtesy The Daily Newsƒ”š‚  Neither lawyers nor the judiciary can take the law into their own hands. But, in Sri Lanka, what should be apparent as to be axiomatic, seems to go by the board. Some lawyers say that they should have the right to determine that the Judiciary should be the last […]

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Minister Wimal Weerawansa-Courtesy The Daily Newsƒ”š‚  Views expressed by National Freedom Front Leader and Construction, Engineering Services, Housing and Common Amenities Minister Wimal Weerawansa, on the Impeachment motion against the Chief Justice As members of the PSC on the Impeachment motion against the CJ we had certain limitations on our discussions. But today as there […]

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Editorial ,Courtesy The Daily Newsƒ”š‚  Never have a Speaker and a Deputy Speaker duo been so forthright, and irrespective of party affiliations there should be general acceptance of the fact that both Chamal Rajapaksa and Chandima Weerakkody call a spade a spade. On Wednesday, the Deputy Speaker Chandima Weerakkody stated that those MPs who appear […]

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Disna Mudalige – Courtesy The Daily Newsƒ”š‚  Sri Lanka Open University Senior Lecturer and Lawyer Raja Gunaratne requested the people to view the impeachment motion brought against Chief Justice Dr Shirani Bandaranayake more critically and intelligently, taking into account that it was entirely a Constitutional procedure. Addressing a press conference organized by the People’s Movement […]

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