By Colombo Telegraph –
Justice Gavin Lightman disassociating himsefl from the controversial letter written to President Mahinda Rajapaksa by the International Council of Jurists, supporting the process to impeach Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake.
The letter below is sent by Justice Gavin Lightman to Dr Adish Aggarwala
Sir Gavin Anthony Lightman
Dear Adish,
My concern is not the merits of the impeachment of the Chief Justice of Sri Lanka,( as to which it is not for me to judge),but the partisan and public involvement of the Association in support of one side to this high profile political dispute without prior consultation with and the agreement of the officers of the Association, and most particularly myself. I agreed to become vice-president of the Association in the understanding that it was formed to promote good relations between the UK and Indian judiciary and legal professions and promote legal education and exchanges.I would not have agreed to join the Association if I had known that it was to involve itself in matters such as this. I must also doubt whether the distinguished foreign judges and lawyers who spoke and participated in the Associations conferences would have done so if they had known that the Associations activities would extend to involvement in such a dispute.You however evidently take a different view as to the scope of the permissible activities of the Association.In the circumstances regretfully I have no alternative but to resign as Vice President.I am concerned to disassociate myself from the position taken by you in the name of the Association regarding the impeachment of the Chief Justice of Sri Lanka and I must authorise others (if they so wish) to publicise this letter and its contents.
Yours
Gavin Lightman
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Jim Hardy / February 14, 2013
A man with a backbone hats off to you sir.
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gamini / February 14, 2013
Some are priceless in this world and no amount of money can buy them.
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capucine / February 14, 2013
gamini, Like David blacker, who can be bought for a cent
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manel fonseka / February 14, 2013
I don’t know about this guy’s jurisprudence, but certainly his ability to write straightforward, grammatical English leaves much to be desired.
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Wuliangguobinjiu / February 18, 2013
That’s the type of English even Churchill could not put up with Manu. Modern Plain English is their language they create the grammar with the times and “journaling” is Microsoft English.
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Jamec Corea / February 14, 2013
But.. he is not against merits of the impeachment. He is against for something else for publicising.. that blame has to go to Romesh de Silva and Ex Cj’s other lawyers. They are the people went in to make a public issue.
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Safa / February 14, 2013
Daily Noise should publish this. Over to Rajpal.
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navin / February 14, 2013
This Aggrawala is a joker who has set up a bogus “ICJ” for his own ends. He had problems with the Delhi Bar Association ans was nearly evicted from the same.
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Lion / February 15, 2013
Disgraceful government organ Daily Noise which operates using peoples fund of this country should publish this.
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Ainsley / February 15, 2013
Safa and Lion, you must be joking if you think that goverment bootlicker Rajpal wll publish any of this!
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Darlin de Silva / February 15, 2013
Was Aggrawala bribed ? The possibility cannot be ruled out !
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Wuliangguobinjiu / February 18, 2013
Aggrawala means bannia ka dugan the worst of graft- money is everything so he jumped the gun.
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gamini / February 15, 2013
Bell Potinger & Co seem to give MR his monies worth, but sadly have got exposed badly.
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