The Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya
The Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya stated that a Supreme Court judgment requires the 500 houses to be distributed according to the national ethnic ratio, and legal advice indicates the Government cannot act contrary to it. She said a proposal for district-based distribution should therefore be considered through a Parliamentary Committee, while a separate intervention could be made regarding the 308 families if a distinct fairness issue exists.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 There is a Supreme Court judgment directing distribution according to a national ethnic ratio. A proposal has been brought to distribute by district ratios, but as per legal advice we cannot act in contempt of Court. Hence our suggestion to deliberate within a Parliamentary Committee as well. Our State Minister is continuously engaged. We propose to find a suitable solution—both on the 500-house distribution in compliance with the Court order, and, if there is a distinct issue concerning the 308 families, to intervene separately to ensure fairness. We have no objection to intervening thus, but any action on the 500 must conform to the Supreme Court judgment.
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 6 August 2025. No. 1755159820030645. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/17045