The Supreme Court today (28) fixed September 8 to hear petitions challenging the appointment of Deshabandu Tennakoon as Inspector General of Police (IGP), allegedly without formal approval from the Constitutional Council.
The bench, comprising Justices Janak De Silva, Sobitha Rajakaruna, and Sampath K. B. Wijeratne, made the order during proceedings this morning.
The petitions, filed by several parties including Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith and the Young Journalists’ Association, argue that Tennakoon’s appointment is unconstitutional. They claim the Constitutional Council did not grant majority approval for his nomination, making then-President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s appointment unconstitutional.
Petitioners are also seeking a ruling that the appointment violated their fundamental rights and should be declared null and void.
The Court has issued an interim order preventing Tennakoon from exercising the powers of the IGP until the petitions are fully heard.
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Stabilization and NPP National List MP Harshana Suriyapperuma who is tipped to be named the next Finance Ministry Secretary resigned from Parliament today.
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