(UTV|COLOMBO) – UPDATE: Hearings into thirteen Fundamental Rights (FR) petitions challenging the 2096/70 Gazette Notification issued by President Maithripala Sirisena to dissolve Parliament, has concluded by the Supreme Court Judge Bench this evening (07).
However, a date was not fixed to deliver the judgement.
The Judge Bench comprised with the Chief Justice Nalin Perera, and Justices Buwaneka Aluwihare, Sisira J. de Abrew, Priyantha Jayawardena, Prasanna S. Jayawardena, Vijith K. Malalgoda, and Murdu Fernando.
Petitioners are seeking a declaration that President Sirisena’s proclamation of dissolving Parliament infringes on fundamental rights.
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