All petitions against dissolving parliament taken up at 2 pm
November 12, 2018 01:29 pm
All petitions against the dissolution of the parliament will be taken up for hearing by the Supreme Court at 2 pm today (12), according to Ada Derana reporter.
12 fundamental rights petitions have been filed at the Supreme Court stating that the President’s order to dissolve the parliament is illegal.
The said petitions will be considered under Chief justice Nalin Perera and Supreme Court judges Priyantha Jayawardena and Prasanna Jayawardena.
The petitions have been filed by political parties including United National Party (UNP), Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), the Tamil National Alliance (TNA), Tamil Progressive Alliance (TPA) and the All Ceylon People’s Congress, as well as other parties such as the Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA), Attorney Aruna Laksiri and member of Elections Commission Prof. S. R. H. Hoole.
