A seven member Judge Panel of
Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice Nalin Perera had today (04) begun hearing of the Petitions filed at Court against president Maithripala Sirisena 's decision to dissolve Parliament .
Lawyers representing United National Party and other parties filed petitions against Dissolving Parliament have stated during the first days hearing of petitions,according to the 19th Amendment of the Constitution, there are two occasions president can dissolve Parliament and they are after Parliament completing four and half years and when a resolution passed with two third majority in Parliament to dissolve it.
However president's dissolvement of Parliament not matched any of these two occasions indictated in the Constitution they have argued .
The hearing of petitions due to continue in Supreme Court tomorrow (05)and the day after (06)as well and the verdict regarding the case is scheduled to be delivered on this Friday (07).
Lawyers representing United National Party and other parties filed petitions against Dissolving Parliament have stated during the first days hearing of petitions,according to the 19th Amendment of the Constitution, there are two occasions president can dissolve Parliament and they are after Parliament completing four and half years and when a resolution passed with two third majority in Parliament to dissolve it.
However president's dissolvement of Parliament not matched any of these two occasions indictated in the Constitution they have argued .
The hearing of petitions due to continue in Supreme Court tomorrow (05)and the day after (06)as well and the verdict regarding the case is scheduled to be delivered on this Friday (07).
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