Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya has decided to appoint a seven-member judge bench to hear the petitions filed against the suspended police chief and the former Defence Secretary.
During today's hearing, a three-member judge bench announced that seven petitions against IGP Pujith Jayasundara and former defence secretary Hemasiri Fernando concerning the Easter Sunday attacks, will be taken up for consideration on July 12 before a fuller bench.
Justices Buwaneka Aluvihare, Sisira de Aubrew and L.T.B. Dehideniya served in the bench during today's hearing.
The judges also called for objections on the case to be submitted within the next two weeks. Counter-objections could be filed a week after the submission of objections conclude, they announced.
Meanwhile, court instructed the petitioners to submit the relevant documents to the defendants within one week.
The seven petitioners claimed that the negligences of the defendants - as top state officials, had resulted in the failure to prevent the Easter Sunday carnage which resulted in the loss of several hundreds of lives.
Mr. Ali Sabri Rahim, a Member of Parliament (MP) for Puttalam District whom an open warrant had been issued, attended a public ceremony at Al Aksha National School in Kalpitiya today (16) as the special guest of honor.
All Ceylon Makkal Congress MP Ali Sabri Raheem had been arrested by Kalpitiya police after he surrendered to the police today morning.
Senior DIG Nilantha Jayawardena has been sent on compulsory leave pending disciplinary investigation over his failure to prevent the Easter Sunday bombings.
The 22nd amendment to the constitution dealing with the term of the President has been gazetted by order of President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
Auspicious times widely followed by candidates keeping with traditions will be taken into consideration by the Election Commission in fixing the date and time for the conduct on the Presidential polls.
The Cabinet of Ministers has granted policy approval to change the wording “exceeding six years” in paragraph (b) of Article 83 of the Constitution to “exceeding five years” with reference to the President’s tenure.
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