Sri Lanka, March 27 -- The Attorney General has not represented the Speaker, who is named as a respondent in the petition filed challenging the suspension of former Deputy Secretary General of Parliament Chaminda Kularatne, while President's Counsel K. Kanag-Isvaran today (27) appeared before the Court of Appeal on behalf of the Speaker.

The petition alleges that the Parliamentary Advisory Committee acted unlawfully by submitting a charge sheet and suspending former Deputy Secretary Chaminda Kularatne.

During the previous hearing, Deputy Solicitor General Chaya Sri Nammuni, appearing on behalf of the Speaker, informed the court that they were ready to consider facilitating a settlement of the case.

The petition was called today before ...