The Constitutional Council unanimously approved the recommendation of the President to appoint K B K Hirimburegama, Retired High Court Judge to the post of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration (Ombudsman) which will be vacant from 31.03.2023. This approval was given at the Constitutional Council meeting held on 24.03.2023 under the chairmanship of the Speaker […]
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Sri Lanka’s Constitutional Council has held its first meeting after parliament approved three civil society representatives through provisions of the 21st amendment to the constitution.
Drag on appointment of Independent Commissions Thursday’s meeting of Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena, Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena, and Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa to appoint three civil society members for the Constitutional Council ended in a stalemate further delaying the appointments of independent commissions, parliamentary sources said. Speaker Abeywardena said that the meeting held at the […]
Quorum shouldn’t be abused, warns Prof. Peiris By Shamindra Ferdinando Prof. G.L. Peiris, MP, has said that the existing Independent Commissions (ICs) should continue until the appointment of the Constitutional Council (CC) to pave the way for the reconstitution of the ICs in terms of the 21st Amendment to the Constitution. The 10-member CC consists […]