Sinhala professors file petitions challenging the amended Local Elections Bill
[TamilNet, Wednesday, 27 October 2010, 16:51 GMT]
Two professors of Sri Lanka Peradeniya University have filed
petitions in the Supreme Court separately seeking the court to declare
the amended Local Government Authority Bill is contrary to the
constitution. The petitioners Professors Navaratna Bandara and Ranjit
Amerasinghe have named the Attorney General as the respondent.
The petitioners say that minor parties and independent groups will be
treated unjustly due to the reforms implemented through the proposed
draft bill. It will also prove highly difficult for minor parties to
receive their representation, they said, The petitioners beg that the Supreme Court should issue an order that
the bill receives a 2/3 majority of votes in Parliament and that a
referendum should be held before the bill is passed. Meanwhile, Tamil National Alliance (TNA) is also billed to file a
petition challenging the constitutionality of the amended Local
Government Authority Bill in the Supreme Court.
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