A seven-member judge bench has been appointed to hear the 12 Fundamental Rights (FR) petitions that were filed challenging the gazette issued by the President Sirisena to dissolve Parliament.
Accordingly, the seven-member judge bench will include Chief Justice Nalin Perera, Justices Prasanna Jayawardena, Priyantha Jayawardena, Buwaneka Aluvihare, Vijith Mallegoda, Sisira de Abrew and Murshu Fernando.
The FR petitions were taken up for a two-day hearing on November 12 and 13 following which the Supreme Court decided to issue a stay order on the gazette until December 07.
The case was taken up before a three-member judge bench headed by Chief Justice Nalin Perera.
However, the SLPP filed a motion in the Supreme Court three days later calling for a fuller bench to hear the case.
The next series of hearing will take place between December 04 to 06.
The death toll in the Ella bus accident has increased to 15 with 16 others injured.
Sri Lanka’s largest renewable energy project, the ‘Rvidanavi’ Solar Power Park project was launched in Siyambalanduwa today by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.
Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa is due to vacate his official residence at Wijerama Mawatha, Colombo this morning, a Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) source said.
The Presidents’ Entitlements (Repeal) Bill was passed by a majority of 150 in parliament today. However the opposition MP’s were absent during the voting.
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