Colombo, Sept 6: Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court has cleared the bill seeking the 22nd amendment to the Constitution, ruling that it can be adopted with a two-thirds majority in Parliament and some clauses requiring a nationwide referendum, the Speaker said on Tuesday. The draft bill on the 22nd Amendment, aimed at empowering Parliament over the executive president, was approved by the country’s Cabinet and gazetted last month. The 22nd Amendment was originally named 21A and meant to replace the 20A. […]