Sri Lanka, April 30 -- Colombo, April 30 ()- The Supreme Court today issued an interim order preventing the President from nominating judges to the Supreme Court, other than the Chief Justice. This order will be effective till October 4.

The Supreme Court made this order consequent to a Fundamental Rights petition filed by a lawyer. The petitioner Sarith Maheeputhra Pathirathne, an Attorney-at-Law by profession, filed this petition seeking an order directing the Constitutional Council to approve the recommendation by the President to appoint incumbent President of the Court of Appeal Nissanka Bandula Karunaratne as a Supreme Court judge.

The petitioner filed this petition naming the members of the Constitutional Council including Prime...