The interim injuction issued by the Supreme Court on the gazette to dissolve Parliament has been extended from December 07 to December 08.
Accordingly, the hearing of the FR petitions that were filed against the gazette has been postponed till tomorrow (Dec 07).
During today’s proceedings, Presidents Counsel Ali Sabry forwarding his submission said the dissolution of Parliament was the only solution to resolve the present crisis.
Meanwhile, President’s Counsel Manohara de Silva forwarding submissions on behalf of MP Udaya Gammanpila cited Articles 33, 62 (2) and 70 as conflicting provisions in the constitution and thereby requested Court to make sense of it.
The case is being heard before a 7-member judge bench comprising Chief Justice Nalin Perera, Justices Buwaneka Aluvihare, Sisira de Aubrew, Priyantha Jayawardena, Prasanna Jayawardena, Vijith Mallagoda, and Murdu Fernando.
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
Villagers in Nirmalapura, Daluwa, Norochcholai today staged a protest over an incident where a group of Navy officials and sailors had assaulted a resident in the area over night, Police said.
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