Mr. Speaker [The Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne]
The Speaker informed Parliament that the Supreme Court had determined the Parliamentary Pensions (Repeal) Bill is not inconsistent with the Constitution and may be enacted by a simple majority, and ordered the determination to be printed in the Official Report. He also notified Parliament of an additional petition filed in the Supreme Court regarding the Protection of Occupants Bill under Article 121(1) of the Constitution. He further announced that the Committee on Parliamentary Business would meet that day at 4.00 p.m. in Committee Room No. 28.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 The Parliament met at 9.30 a.m., MR. SPEAKER [THE HON. (DR.) JAGATH WICKRAMARATNE] in the Chair.
¶ 02 Announcements:
¶ 03 Parliamentary Pensions (Repeal) Bill: Determination of the Supreme Court
¶ 04 I wish to inform Parliament that I have received the Determination of the Supreme Court in respect of the Bill titled “Parliamentary Pensions (Repeal)”, which was challenged in the Supreme Court in terms of Article 121(1) of the Constitution.
¶ 05 The Supreme Court has determined that no provision in the Bill is inconsistent with any provision of the Constitution and the Bill can be enacted by Parliament with a simple majority.
¶ 06 I order that the Determination of the Supreme Court be printed in the Official Report of today's Proceedings.
¶ 07 SC/SD/01/2026
¶ 08 SC/SD/02/2026
¶ 09 SC/SD/03/2026
¶ 10 SC/SD/04/2026
¶ 11 SC/SD/05/2026
¶ 12 Determination of the Supreme Court: [The full text of the Determination is ordered to be printed in the Official Report.]
¶ 13 Protection of Occupants Bill: Petition to the Supreme Court
¶ 14 In addition to the four Petitions mentioned in my Announcement on 03rd February, 2026, I wish to inform Parliament that, in terms of Article 121(1) of the Constitution, I have received on 05th February, 2026 a copy of a further Petition presented to the Supreme Court in respect of the Bill titled “Protection of Occupants”.
¶ 15 Meeting of Committee on Parliamentary Business
¶ 16 A meeting of the Committee on Parliamentary Business is scheduled to be held today, Friday, 06th February, 2026 at 4.00 p.m. in Committee Room No. 28. All Hon. Members are kindly requested to attend.
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Cite as: Mr. Speaker [The Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne]. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 6 February 2026. No. 23270. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/4537