Mr. Speaker [The Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne]
Parliament was informed that an additional Supreme Court petition had been received on 15 March 2025 concerning the “Value Added Tax (Amendment)” Bill, under Article 121(1) of the Constitution. Members were also notified that the Batalanda Commission report, referred to in a ministerial statement on 14 March, had been laid on the Table and printed copies made available for their use.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Announcements
¶ 02 Value Added Tax (Amendment) Bill: Petition to the Supreme Court
¶ 03 In addition to the petition referred to in my announcement of 14th March 2025, I wish to inform Parliament that, in terms of Article 121(1) of the Constitution, I received on 15th March 2025 a copy of a petition filed in the Supreme Court in respect of the Bill titled “Value Added Tax (Amendment)”.
¶ 04 Report of the Commission of Inquiry into the Establishment and Maintenance of Places of Unlawful Detention and Torture Chambers at the Batalanda Housing Scheme
¶ 05 Hon. Members, I wish to inform the House that during the Ministerial Statement made on 14th March 2025 by the Hon. Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation, the Report of the Commission of Inquiry into the Establishment and Maintenance of Places of Unlawful Detention and Torture Chambers at the Batalanda Housing Scheme was laid on the Table, and printed copies have been placed on the Table for your use.
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