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Posted on April 15th, 2021
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A five-member Supreme Court judge bench has been appointed to hear the petition filed against the Colombo Port City Economic Commission Bill.
Chaired by Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya, the bench consists of Supreme Court Judges Buwaneka Aluvihare, Priyantha Jayawardena, Murdu Fernando and Janak de Silva.
The petition, filed by Chairman of the Association of Information Technology Professionals (AITP) Engineer Kapila Renuka Perera, is expected to be taken up for hearing on the 19th of April.
In his petition, he stressed that certain clauses of the relevant Bill have violated the country’s Constitution.
He sought an order ruling that the clauses in the Bill must be passed by a two-thirds majority in Parliament and a referendum.
Port City Commission Bill challenged in Supreme Court
Port City Commission Bill challenged in Supreme Court
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Colombo (News 1st); A special petition was filed with the Supreme Court on Thursday (15) challenging the Colombo Port City Economic Commission Bill which was presented to parliament by the government of Sri Lanka.
The application was by Engineer Kapila Renuka Perera, the Chairman of the Association of Information Technology Professionals (AITP).
The petition notes the passage of the Colombo Port City Economic Commission Bill would threaten Sri Lanka’s Economy and National Security and therefore, requested the Supreme Court to issue an order that is should be passed by a 2/3 majority in Parliament or by a public referendum.
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