Supreme Court adjourns hearing of petitions challenging 22nd Constitutional Amendment
Srilanka, Sept. 1 -- The Supreme Court today (01) adjourned until tomorrow the hearing of petitions challenging the constitutionality of the government's proposed 22nd Amendment to the Constitution Bill.
Submissions by the petitioners' side concluded at around 10:30 p.m. today, following which the Court directed that further submissions be heard tomorrow.
The petitioners' remaining submissions, followed by arguments from the intervening petitioners and the Attorney General, are scheduled to be heard tomorrow.
The petitions are being considered by a five-member bench headed by Chief Justice Preethi Padman Surasena, comprising Justices Achala Wengappuli, Arjuna Obeyesekere, Sampath Abeykoon and Gihan Kulatunga.
The proposed...
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