Mr. Speaker - The Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne
The Speaker informed Parliament that, in addition to two petitions announced on 23 January 2025, he had received copies of two further petitions filed in the Supreme Court under Article 121(1) of the Constitution. The petitions challenge or relate to the “Local Authorities Elections (Special Provisions)” Bill.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 The Parliament met at 9.30 a.m., the Hon. Speaker in the Chair.
¶ 02 ANNOUNCEMENTS
¶ 03 Local Authorities Elections (Special Provisions) Bill: Petitions to the Supreme Court
¶ 04 In addition to the two petitions referred to in my Announcement of 23rd January 2025, I wish to inform Parliament that I have received copies of two petitions presented to the Supreme Court under Article 121(1) of the Constitution, in respect of the Bill titled “Local Authorities Elections (Special Provisions)”.
¶ 05 PAPERS PRESENTED
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- Hansard, Friday, 24 January 2025 ·No. 1738563571096592 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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