The Hon. Harshana Nanayakkara, Attorney-at-Law
The Hon. Harshana Nanayakkara responded to a point raised by Hon. Musthapha regarding the Contempt of a Court, Tribunal or Institution Act, stating that discussions were already underway with the Bar Association and others. He invited interested professionals, including Hon. Musthapha, to contribute and said a committee would be appointed to develop suitable legal proposals with the Bar Association’s assistance. Referring to the imprisonment of a person whose phone rang in court, he said the matter was serious and was being examined by the Judicial Service Commission, but he could not comment on a judge’s conduct.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, may I quickly answer the point made by the Hon. Musthapha.
¶ 02 Hon. Member, I take your point very seriously since it is a very valid point, giving it the same weight. In fact, the Bar Association and a few others are already in discussion with me with regard to the Contempt of a Court, Tribunal or Institution Act. So, I would suggest very strongly to all the professionals who are interested - even you are most welcome, Hon. Musthapha - to contribute. We will appoint a committee to look into this matter and with the help of the Bar Association, we will come up with a suitable law. Also, I take what happened to that person, him being imprisoned for his phone ringing inside court, as a very serious matter, and that is a matter that the JSC is looking into at the moment. So, I am unable to make a comment on a judge’s conduct, as you are aware. But, the JSC is looking into the matter.
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