Sri Lanka, Aug. 20 -- Speaker of House Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne today (20) informed Parliament that he has received copies of four additional petitions filed before the Supreme Court challenging the constitutionality of the proposed 22nd Amendment to the Constitution.

The Speaker made the announcement when Parliament commenced its sittings today (20).

Meanwhile, yesterday (19), the Speaker informed Parliament that copies of three petitions challenging the 22nd Amendment had been received. A separate petition challenging the Judicature (Amendment) Bill was also received at the time.

The 22nd Amendment Bill was presented to Parliament on August 18 by the Minister of Justice, Harshana Nanayakkara.

The proposed legislation seeks changes...