Mr. Speaker - The Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne
The Speaker informed Parliament that, in addition to earlier petitions, he had received a copy of a petition filed in the Supreme Court under Article 121(1) of the Constitution concerning the Parliamentary Pensions (Repeal) Bill. He stated that there was no constitutional violation until new members were appointed, after which the relevant motion was agreed to and petitions were referred to the Committee on Public Petitions. He also noted that two scheduled questions could not be taken up because the Members concerned were absent.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 The Parliament met at 9.30 a.m.
¶ 02 Parliamentary Pensions (Repeal) Bill: Petition to the Supreme Court
¶ 03 In addition to the four petitions referred to in my Announcements on the 20th and 21st of January, 2026, I wish to inform Parliament that I have received a copy of a petition submitted to the Supreme Court under Article 121(1) of the Constitution in respect of the Bill titled “Parliamentary Pensions (Repeal).”
¶ 04 Hon. Member, until the new members are appointed, there is no violation of the Constitution.
¶ 05 Question put, and agreed to.
¶ 06 Petitions ordered to be referred to the Committee on Public Petitions.
¶ 07 Question No. 2 - 1180/2025 - (3), The Hon. Sivagnanam Sritharan - Not present.
¶ 08 Question No. 3 - 1317/2025 - (2), The Hon. K. Kader Mastan - Not present.
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- Hansard, Thursday, 22 January 2026 ·No. 23203 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: Mr. Speaker - The Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 22 January 2026. No. 23203. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/22402