The Hon. Namal Rajapaksa, Attorney-at-Law
Hon. Namal Rajapaksa raised a point of order under Standing Order 91(1), citing the rule against referring to matters pending before courts. He requested the Speaker’s clarification before the House proceeded with the scheduled business, noting that nine Supreme Court cases were pending on the matter to be taken up.
Verbatim record (translated)
Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Since you raised the point of order: Under SO 91(1), on matters of privilege in Parliament—this is not about any particular Member. SO 91(1) states:
¶ 02 “No Member shall refer in any motion or debate, to any matter which is under adjudication by a court of law or to any matter on which a judicial decision is pending. The Speaker or the Chair may direct any Member who speaks in violation of the rule against sub judice to resume his seat.”
¶ 03 Hon. Speaker, I raise this seeking your view because on the matter to be taken up today, there are nine Supreme Court cases pending. This should be clarified before proceeding to the main business.
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