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Bid to have 14-A abolished: Special Supreme Court Bench sought to hear case

By Shamindra Ferdinando Public interest litigation activist Nagananda Kodituwakku has requested the Supreme Court to declare 14th Amendment to the Constitution void ab initio and has no force in law. This move has come while a high profile project is underway to introduce a new Constitution, A nine-member group led by eminent President’s Counsel Romesh de Silva is engaged in formulating a new draft Constitution. The Supreme Court has been moved in terms of Articles 82 (6), 125 and 126 of the Constitution against the 14th Amendment enacted during J. R. Jayewardene’s tenure as the President. The 14th Amendment dealt with the National List introduced by President Jayewardene ahead of the 1989 parliamentary election.

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