By Colombo Telegraph –
Supreme Court Justice Nimal Gamini Amaratunge today ordered that copies of the Contempt of Court complaint against Daily News Editor Rajpal Abeynayake be distributed to all judges of the Supreme Court.
Justice Amaratunge
The Complaint filed by Dr. Sunil Cooray, through instructing attorney, Nilanthi De Silva is to be amended and resubmitted to Court on Friday (21).
The current plaint pleads the court to issue summons on Abeynayake for the offence of contempt of the Supreme Court under Article 105(3) of the constitution of the country; Take the steps against the Accused as per the Article 105(3) of the Constitution on the offences of contempt of the Supreme Court for the defamatory statements referred in publication Daily News dated 03.12.12 and 04.12.12 ; An order restraining the Accused preventing him from publishing further Contemptuous statements/articles scandalizing the Supreme Court and Her Ladyship the Chief Justice until the conclusion of this case; Impose sentence on the Accused as provided for in article 105(3) of the Constitution of the Republic of Sri Lanka; Issue a ruling on the Accused directing him to show cause as to why he should not be struck off the role of the Attorneys at Law; Make orders on the accused Attorney at Law in keeping with the rules of Professional ethics.
Justice Amaratunge ordered in open court that the amended version of the plaint once resubmitted be distributed among all 11 judges of the Supreme Court. Hearing on the case is scheduled for 31 January.
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Full Text Of The Petition: Contempt Of Court Action Filed Against Daily News Editor Rajpal
P A Samaraweera / December 18, 2012
Rajpal brother,
Doing the laundry job is very dangerous.
When you are found guilty the man to whom belongs the ass you have been licking so far can give you a pardon and get you off the prison sentence and fine.
But even he can’t give the black coat back to you once it is removed.
Sin no?
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Dodo / December 18, 2012
Way to go! Rajpal needs to be held accountable
So too must his paymasters – the Mahinda Rajapakse regime must be held accountable and impeached by the judiciary and professionals and citizens of Lanka who have been insulted by the Kangaroo Court run by the PSC on Rajapassa insturctions.
Rajpal must be stripped of his lawyer badge and the Mahinda Rajapassa and Chamal Rajapakse must be impeached for contempt of court, lies, corruption and bringing disrepute to the judiciary, legislature and sovereign people of Lanka.
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Jim Hardy / December 18, 2012
All the wrong doing corrupt henchmens & stooges should be charged by SC.
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Pandukabaya de Silva / December 18, 2012
Great job at the SC. Way to go.
This rotter and journalistic joker must be disbarred. No one will ever feel sympathy for him except his fellow government bootlickers.
I have never seen such filth utterered by anybody other than him, except for that foulmouth Hudson Samarasinghe. This paid journalistic joker of the Daily Noise has become a joke now with his never ending talk of the dollar diaspora but when he slanders the CJ, he must be taught a lesson.
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Safa / December 18, 2012
Todays Daily Noise doesnt make even a squeak.
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gamini / December 18, 2012
So was hudda very quiet this morning, not his usual self lambasting all and sundry with falsehoods.
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Iraj Jayarathne / December 18, 2012
The SC judgement not going to matter as president has the authority to offer full pardon, even SC sentence him he’ll be out in few hours with all his rights intact.
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Ruki Herath / December 18, 2012
Iraj, perhaps you are right (I not a law expert). But more such things are done by the regime, the more egg they will have in their faces!
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Pandukabaya de Silva / December 18, 2012
Yes but if he is disbarred or in the minimum suspended as an attorney-at-law, even this rotten President cannot do anything. So kindly get your facts correct. Don;t make it sound as if this action will not achieve anything. Not only this scum but that Hudson Samaasinghe and ITN should be put on the mat. Perhaps this will be a warning. Hats off to Amaratunga.
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frank hilary / December 18, 2012
Well said.
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Moulana / December 19, 2012
The president can offer parton only if convicted. Keep in Remand and the prisoners will keep reminding of his school days until he feels the sore. Keep him long enough so that he expands his horizons
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Saman Wijesiri / December 18, 2012
There are more boot lickers who are a disgrace to journalism. They too should get their deserts sooner or later. People should get the opposition leaders to make a policy commitment to privatize or broadbase the ownership of state media institution or bring them all under an independent authority. once they come into power.
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punchnilame / December 18, 2012
Rajpal has a vacancy to fill – all the UNHCR Represetative Counries
will have a Sri Lanka Consul in time to catch the votes in March 2013.
The Regime has it all planned. Rajpal will be better off shortly for
serving the King.
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Abbas / December 18, 2012
The Parliament may be supreme according to constitution, but because of the rot that is inside it, it does not deserve to be above even a magistrate court. The PSC comprised of 7 morons from the government side who don’t know to respect a Chief Justice and moreover a lady. Then what can a common man they are supposed to be servants of expect.
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LADY LAWYER / December 18, 2012
THe law respecting citizens will be delighted to hear this news. THE SC IS SUPREME AND BOOT LICKERS LIKE PADMAKUMARA RAJPAL HUDDA THE WASHERMAN AND ALL THE STATE MEDIA HEADS MUST BE HAULED UP FOR CONTEMPT OF COURT AND PUNISHED.
TRUE THE MASTER WHO RELEASED MILROY FERNANDO’S WIFE FROM PRISON WHO WAS SERVING A LIFE SENTENCE AS THE HANGMAN WAS NOT ACTIVE FOR MURDERING MILROY’S MISTRESS HE WILL RELEASE ALL THE BOOTLICKERS FROM JAIL BUT THE WORLD WILL SEE SO HOW THE RULE OF LAW IS IN THIS COUNTRY WHERE THERE IS A HEAD WHO GOT A LACK COAT BY ACCIDENT. HE ALSO CREATED A SYNTHETIC LAWYER WHOM S.L.GUNASEKERA WHOM WE ALL RESPECT CALLED THAT IS THE FRAUD NAMAL
KALU COAT KARAYAS LIKE RAJPAL AS SOMEONE SAID WILL NOT GET THE KALU COAT FROM THE MAN WHO PLAYED BEHIND THE SCREEN.
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Saliya Bandara Wickremesooriya / December 19, 2012
Rajpal @ DAILY LAUNDRY NEWS!
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Kasuni / December 19, 2012
Rajpal has been writing crap in his columns for years, making personal attacks on various citizens of this country because of personal grudges. He is a nasty and crude little man. That saying about the kottoruwa and the banana tree comes to mind I hope he gets his just desserts.
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Sunila Mendis / December 19, 2012
The Supreme Courts have shown who is supreme in a rotten society.Well done.
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Sonlight / December 19, 2012
Rajpal did you forget that you had enjoyed NGO money by eating and drinking along with Jehan Perera when you join the media visit to North and East during LTTE time and strongly criticize the Govt.and its actions with Tamil and Muslim media persons ? It proves that you would do any thing for Money and comfort even dishonestly for your pay masters.
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Ajith / December 19, 2012
Rajpal you are a real [Edited out]. That is how you have become the Daily News editor today. You are highly dishonest jealous man. Your loving friend Avinash
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