The Court also ordered the petitioner Sarith Pathirathne, a lawyer from Veyangoda, to pay legal cost of Rs 500,000 each to three civil members in the Constitutional Council and another Rs 500,000 as cost to the state.
A period of two months were given to pay the cost amounting to Rs 2 million.
The petition was taken by a bench comprising of Justices Preethi Padman Surasena, Achala Wengappuli and Mahinda Samayawardhena.
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Fire fighters are continuing their efforts to douse a fire that has broken out in a city hotel in Colombo, three hours after the incident was reported.
Leader of the House, Minister Bimal Rathnayake today tabled in Parliament the list of liquor licenses that had been issued by the Excise Department this year.
Green light has been granted to reclaim 45 hectares of land area within the Bay of Galle to facilitate infrastructure and real estate developments similar to Colombo Port City, according to a report.
The Airport police Narcotic Bureau unit seized a consignment of foreign – made cigarettes, which have been illegally smuggled into the country today morning.
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