The Hon. Ajith P. Perera
Ajith P. Perera asked the Minister of Justice and National Integration about the amendment to Section 9(a) of the Civil Procedure Code made by Act No. 43 of 2024, questioning whether allowing cases to be filed in the District Court based on the plaintiff’s residence is inappropriate. He noted the Bar Association of Sri Lanka’s request to restore the previous legal position and asked for the current progress on the promised corrective amendment, or reasons if no action has been taken.
Verbatim record (translated)
Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Question to the Minister of Justice and National Integration:
¶ 02 (a) Will he admit that— (i) it is inappropriate to provide for the filing of a case in District Court based on the residence of the plaintiff by amending Section 9(a) of the Civil Procedure Code through the Civil Procedure Code (Amendment) Act, No. 43 of 2024; (ii) the Bar Association of Sri Lanka has requested that Section 9(a) be amended and the law be restored to its previous status; and (iii) it has been stated in Parliament on several occasions that the said amendment will be introduced expeditiously?
¶ 03 (b) If so, will he inform this House of the current progress in that regard?
¶ 04 (c) If not, why?
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- Hansard, Tuesday, 7 April 2026 ·No. 23476 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Ajith P. Perera. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 7 April 2026. No. 23476. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/637