Filed six petitions in the Supreme Court challenging the 20th Amendment to the Constitution.
The petitions have been filed by six parties, including the main opposition in parliament and representatives of Tamils in the North and East.
When the proposed 20th Amendment to the Constitution was presented to Parliament by the Minister of Justice, President’s Counsel Mohamed Ali Sabri, on Tuesday, September 22, the opposition representatives strongly objected to it.
The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) on Wednesday (September 23) filed a special petition in the Supreme Court seeking a two-thirds majority in parliament and a referendum if certain provisions of the government’s proposed 20th Amendment to the Constitution are to be passed as they are unconstitutional to give a verdict.
The Samagi Jana Balawegaya, the main opposition party in Parliament, had also filed a special petition in the Supreme Court today against the 20th Amendment to the Constitution.
The petition filed by the General Secretary of the Samagi Jana Balawega, MP Ranjith Madduma Bandara, also sought to conclude that certain provisions of the Twentieth Amendment Bill were unconstitutional.
In addition, Attorney-at-Law Indika Gallage, Anil Kariyawasam, Secretary of the Sri Lanka Transparency Front Nagananda Kodithuwakku, the Center for Policy Alternatives and its Chief Executive Officer Pakyasothy Saravanamuttu are also challenging the 20th Amendment to the Constitution.