Sri Lanka, Sept. 1 -- A record 67 Special Determination petitions have been filed before the Supreme Court in connection with the proposed 22nd Amendment to the Constitution, making it the largest number of petitions ever filed over a Constitutional amendment in Sri Lanka.

The petitions are scheduled to be taken up for consideration before a five-judge bench of the Supreme Court at 10 a.m. today (1).

The bench will be presided over by Chief Justice Preethi Padman Surasena and will comprise Justices Achala Wengappuli, Arjuna Obeyesekere, Sampath Abayakoon and Gihan Kulatunga.

The Supreme Court is expected to consider the petitions and determine whether the Bill, in whole or in part, is inconsistent with the Constitution and, if so, whe...