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On Thursday, the court said that all citizens, regardless of religion, are entitled to the freedom of belief under the Constitution. He was also given a fine of 1,500 Sri Lankan rupees ($5; £4).
Critics denounced the amendment as a "constitutional bombshell", deeming it a violation of the Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. [3] The amendment reversed most of the reforms and amendments that were introduced by the 19th Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka in 2015. The 20th Amendment reinstated most of ...
The court was ruling was on a petition filed against 13 former officials by rights group Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL) which said the Rajapaksa brothers and others were responsible ...
In late October, Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena made four decisions that have unleashed a constitutional crisis: He and his coalition withdrew from the national unity government ...
The Twenty-first Amendment (21A) to the Constitution of Sri Lanka [1] was passed by the 225-member Sri Lankan Parliament with 179 voting in favor, 1 against and 45 abstained on 21 October 2022. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The bill was passed with a two-third majority and it was reported that only one MP, Sarath Weerasekara , voted against the bill while 45 MPs ...
The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka was created on 18 April 1801 with the "Royal Charter of Justice of 1801 of King George the 3rd establishing the Supreme Courts of the Island of Ceylon" by the British, who controlled most of the island at the time, excluding the inland territory of Kandy.
[17] [18] Sri Lanka's credit was also downgraded as a result of the crisis, [19] [20] while the United States and Japanese governments froze more than a billion US dollars worth of development aid. November saw industrial activity in Sri Lanka slow as a result of the crisis, falling 3.7% from October to November, the largest seen since it began ...
COLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lanka's parliament on Friday passed a constitutional amendment aimed at trimming presidential powers, beefing up anti-corruption safeguards and helping to find a way out of ...