The Hon. Dewananda Suraweera
Asked the Minister of Health and Mass Media whether the Ministry is aware of the settlement in Supreme Court fundamental rights case SC FR 55/2019 concerning admission to the Ayurveda Shastri course. He sought confirmation that the first petitioner was admitted in 2019, that the other petitioners had completed their examinations, and whether the Department of Ayurveda has taken steps to commence the Ayurveda Shastri course, requesting reasons if not.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Question to the Minister of Health and Mass Media:
¶ 02 (a) Will he inform this House whether— (i) he is aware that Supreme Court Case No. SC FR 55/2019, dated 13 February 2019, filed by Petitioner Muthuthanthrige Nilanka Dilshan Cooray and four others against the Ministry of Health, was settled before the parties; (ii) under the settlement, the 1st Petitioner was admitted in 2019 to study the Ayurveda Shastri course; (iii) Petitioners 2 to 5 have completed their examinations; and (iv) steps have been taken by the Department of Ayurveda to commence the Ayurveda Shastri course as of now?
¶ 03 (b) If not, why?
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Cite as: The Hon. Dewananda Suraweera. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 21 January 2025. No. 1737707091008005. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/27173