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Article 118 of the Constitution - the Supreme Court is the highest and final superior court of record and is empowered to exercise original advisory and appellate judicial functions. It is also the final Court of Record and the Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka. The Supreme Court has the following powers, subject to the provisions of the Constitution:
Housing Development Finance Corporation Bank of Sri Lanka (HDFC) National Savings Bank; Regional Development Bank (Pradheshiya Sanwardhana Bank) Sanasa Development Bank; Sri Lanka Savings Bank; State Mortgage and Investment Bank; Source: Central Bank, September 2020 [2]
Local authorities can only provide services that the law specifically allows them to do. [33] Services provided by local authorities include roads, drains, parks, libraries, housing, waste collection, public conveniences, markets and recreational facilities. Sri Lanka's local authorities do not run schools, hospitals or the police.
“A packed Supreme Court most likely would permanently politicize the Supreme Court, removing the separation of powers. The court would simply be an adjunct under the president’s and Congress ...
Ceylon was replaced by republic of Sri Lanka (Resplendent Island). This constitution containing a declaration of fundamental rights and freedom was amended on 11 February 1975 to change the basis of delimitation of constituencies from 75,000 persons per electorate to 90,000 persons. [ 7 ]
Sri Lanka is a unitary multi-party semi-presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President of Sri Lanka is both head of state and head of government. Executive power is exercised by the President on the advice of the Prime Minister and the Cabinet of Ministers. Legislative power is vested in the Parliament.
The Constitution of Sri Lanka has been the constitution of the island nation of Sri Lanka since its original promulgation by the National State Assembly on 7 September 1978. It is Sri Lanka's second republican constitution and its third constitution since the country's independence (as Ceylon) in 1948, after the Donoughmore Constitution ...
It can put some teeth in Kennedy's supposed limitation by ruling that "the Public Use Clause require[s] something more than minimal rational-basis review when the government takes land from one ...