The Supreme Court has held that several clauses in the Sri Lanka Electricity (Amendment) Bill are inconsistent with the Constitution and as such, must be passed by a special parliamentary majority and must also be approved by the people at a referendum, Deputy Speaker Rizvie Salih informed Parliament today (30).
The Court has however, stated that these violations shall cease and the Bill can be passed by a simple parliamentary majority if the amendments proposed in its determination are accomodated, the Deputy Speaker added.
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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