Certain clauses of 22A inconsistent with Constitution - SC

• Published date: 06 September 2022
• Publication title: Sunday Times

Announcing the Supreme Court's (SC) determination on the draft 22nd Amendment to the Constitution, Soeaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena told Parliament today that the court has ruled that certain clauses of the draft amendment are inconsistent with the Constitution.

As such, these amendments would have to be passed by a special Parliamentary majority or by the people at a referendum if they are to be passed in their current form. However, the necessity of this would cease if the said clauses are amended as recommended by the court, the SC has further noted.

The SC had forwarded...