Several cases challenging the controversial ouster of Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake and putting in of Mohan Pieris to perform the functions of the Chief Justice were due to be taken up today (26.09.2013).
Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake
The special bench tasked with the job of hearing the case is made up of Justices Saleem Marsoof, Chandra Ekanayake, Sathya Hettige, S. Eva Wanasundara and Rohini Marasinghe. However, only four of these judges sat today. Marsoof was absent. Therefore the cases were all postponed for 23.10.2013 when other cases relating to these issues are being taken up.
According to reliable sources close to the government, the plan is to somehow try and give some appearance of legality to the controversial actions of the Rajapaksa regime that are being challenged in time for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) to be held in Colombo in mid-November.
Lapatiya / September 26, 2013
Saleem Marsoof, Chandra Ekanayake, Sathya Hettige, S. Eva Wanasundara and Rohini Marasinghe- Puh… most independent, unbiased and brave Judges in the supreme court.
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Lasantha / September 26, 2013
Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) to be held in Colombo in mid-November must be ABORTED and if not ALL patriotic Lankans and the opposition must protest the meeting and Kamalesh Sharma for ego boosting the Rajapassa military dictatorship.
Where is the cowardly criminal Ranil Wickramasinghe hiding after the massive loss at the elections? THe failure of the opposition to Challenge CHOGM coming to Lanka is a huge problem.
Ranil should resign and let new opposition leadership lead a MASSIVE PROTEST against the CHOGM circus..
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Sunil Perera / September 27, 2013
CHOGM is coming to Sri Lanka to teach the Hambanthota Buffalo how to run the country as Gentlemen and to teach good governance.
They will rub the oil first and then knock the head.
Await for more surprises during CHOGM.
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sumudu / September 27, 2013
Not realy..except Chandra Ekanayake…Sathya Hettige is the most biase persion to Rajapaksha…They have already written the verdict.
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Lanka de Silva / September 26, 2013
Supreme Court is captured by Rajapakse brothers. De facto CJ has now started doing what parliament has done before. Today he gave a judgement saying that lands powers are with the central government and not with the provincial government!!!. Though Marsoof is dodging this case today, he will sit next day. If not, he will not be able to go to Fiji to work under another “supreme Court” under the military dictator of that country.
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I am from Sri Lanka / September 26, 2013
Sri Lanka Judges most are Brave is this [Edited out]. not involve in the Law and order. However MR is un-educated and his family is uneducated OL failed guys. So they do not know the value of the Judges.
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Vichara / September 26, 2013
What were the education qualifications of the father of the nation D.S. Senanayake and Sirmavo Bandaranayake?
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Sunil Perera / September 27, 2013
It is to do with the Family of crooks, deceivers, liars and cheaters bad blood running in the Family root.
It will continue to future generations.
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