Sri Lanka Electricity Bill requires 2/3 Parliamentary majority – SC
The Sri Lanka Electricity Bill as a whole is inconsistent with the Constitution and would require a special 2/3 Parliamentary majority to pass in its current form, the Supreme Court has ruled. Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena announced the Supreme Court’s determination in Parliament this morning (June 04).
The Bill as a whole is inconsistent with Article 12(1) of the Constitution and shall only be passed by the special majority of Parliament required under Article 84 (2), the Supreme Court has noted. The Court has added that this inconsistency however shall cease if Clause 1(2) and Clause 1(3) are amended as set out in the summary of the Determination of the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court has also suggested amendments to a number of other Clauses in the Bill.
A three-Judge Bench of the Supreme Court comprising Justices Vijith Malalgoda, Shiran Gooneratne and Arjuna Obeysekere conveyed the determination after considering 29 fundamental rights petitions that were filed challenging the constitutionality of the Bill.
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His BJP-led alliance is leading in just under 300 seats, while opposition parties are ahead in about 230.
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The world’s biggest election was held in seven phases over six weeks with almost a billion people registered to vote.
(Excerpts : BBC News)
The Secretary of Education of Sabaragamuwa Province stated that all schools in Ratnapura Educational Zone and in Elapatha, Ayagama, Kalawana Educational divisions in Nivithigala Educational Zone will be closed tomorrow (June 04) due to adverse weather conditions.
The decision was taken due to the prevailing adverse weather conditions.
The Educational Secretary of the Sabaragamuwa Province further stated that based on the weather conditions from tomorrow onwards, a decision regarding the closure of schools will be taken after informing the Zonal Education Directors.
Meanwhile, the Western Province Governor, Marshal of the Air Force Roshan Gunathilake has directed the principals of all schools within the province, where flood waters have receded, to reopen the school tomorrow.
A gazette notification has been issued announcing the freezing of all funds and assets of 15 organizations and 210 individuals in the country involved in terrorist and extremist activities.
The related gazette notification has been issued by Defense Ministry Secretary Major General (Retired) Kamal Gunaratne.
Action has been taken to disable all funds, other financial assets and economic resources of 15 terrorist and extremist organizations and 210 persons associated with them.
It is reported that this step has been taken according to the UN directives No. 01 of 2012.
All funds and assets of 15 organizations including the LTTE, the Tamil Rehabilitation Organization or TRO, National Thowheed Jamaat or NTJ, Jamaate Milate Ibrahim or JMI have been disabled.
Apart from these, all the money and assets of 113 persons who are accused of terrorist activities and financing of terrorism have also been disabled.
(dailymirror.lk)
(Except for the headline, this story, originally published by dailymirror.lk has not been edited by SLM staff)
