The Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Attorney-at-Law
Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara raised a matter under Standing Order 31 concerning a Supreme Court judgment on the 2022 Emergency Regulations, which had been approved by Parliament during a national crisis. He asked for the Government’s position on whether Emergency Regulations approved by Parliament can later be challenged in the Supreme Court for fundamental rights violations, and whether this raises issues under Article 4 of the Constitution relating to separation of powers and parliamentary privilege.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, under Standing Order 31, I wish to raise a matter of national importance. There is a Supreme Court judgment regarding the Emergency Regulations promulgated in 2022. Those Regulations were presented to and approved by Parliament during a time of great challenge. Now the Supreme Court has held there were violations of fundamental rights. What is the Government’s position? This concerns not only this Government but any future Government or President. When there is a grave national emergency, after Parliament approves Emergency Regulations, can they still be challenged before the Supreme Court? If so, does that not conflict with Article 4 of the Constitution regarding separation of powers and Parliamentary privilege?
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- Hansard, Tuesday, 5 August 2025 ·No. 1754902606038704 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Attorney-at-Law. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 5 August 2025. No. 1754902606038704. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/27845