Supreme Court Has Suspended The Gazette Notification Issued By President To Dissolve Parliament -Issued Two Interim Orders

Three member Judge Panel of the

Supreme Court has this evening (13)issued an interim  order suspending the implementing of the Gazette Notification issued by President Maithripala Sirisena dissolving Parliament until 07th of December .

The Three member Judge Panel Comprising of Chief Justice Nalin Perera ,Prasanna Jayawardana and Priyantha Jayawardana has also issued another interIm order to the Election Commission to prevent holding an Election.

Supreme Court Judge Panel has issued these Interim orders after taking up for hearing around 17 fundamental rights petitions filed at Supreme Court by Political parties ,Civil organizactions, Civil activists ,A member of Election Commission and Young Journalists Association challenging the Gazette Notification issued by President Regarding dissolving Parliament.

According to the interim orders issued Supreme Court is scheduled to hear 12 petitions filed against Dissolvement of Parliament on 04th,05 th and  06th of December .

In the meantime Parliament can be convened it has been revealed.

Eallier today Attorney General Jayantha Jayasuriya who appeared before Supreme Court behalf of President has requested the Supreme Court to dismiss all petitions filed challenging president's order as he has dissolved Parliament according to Constitution.

President has extra power to dissolve Parliament outside the Constitution according to the 33 Rd article of the 19th Amendment Attorney General has said

Meanwhile Appointed Minister Udaya Gammanpila and G.L Pieris had intervened the hearing and said no one can Challange President's order before law .

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Local Patients Ate In Danger Due To Prescribing Of Anti Biotics Unneccassirily For Viral Infections -Professor Priyadarshani Galappaththy

Due to prescribing Anti biotic drugs unnecessarily for Virus infections including cough and cold and prescribing them without a limit, lives if many local patients are at risk according to Professor of Pharmacology in Univarsity of Colombo Professor PriyaDarshani Galappaththy.

Addressing a media seminar on "Correct usage of Drugs "held at Health Promotions Bureau in Colombo yesterday  (12)Professor Galappaththy has stressed it is Duty of Both doctors and patients to save Anti Biotics for treating  the   major bacterial infections without use them unnecessarily for viral infections as many bacterial infections now proved as  resisted to Anti Biotics.

Due to the Anti Biotics resistance Only few Antibiotics have been introduced to the market during last few years and as a result an Antibiotics shortage has been created she has said .

Six HIV Infections Per Week Reported In The Country -Anti STD/AIDS Campaign

Six HIV/AIDS virus infected persons are

being reported per week in Sri Lanka at present and around 4200 persons have been estimated as living with HIV/AIDS virus in the country according to National Sexually Transmitted Diseases(STD)/AIDS Campaign.

The highest number of HIV Infections in history which was 285 infections  had been reported last year the Programme has revealed.

Although Sri Lanka is being rated as a country of low prevalence regarding HIV /AIDS ,The risky behaviours causes the infection are on the increase it has been revealed. 

A Police Constable Died After Falling From A Private Bus

A 56 year old Police Constable has died

after falling from a Private Bus travelling from Colombo to Matara in front of Hikkaduwa Long Distance Bus stand yesterday (12).

The critically injured Police Constable who was a resident of Thoranagalwatte ,Hikkaduwa had succumbed to his injuries after admission to Karapitiya Teaching Hospital.

The deceased was attached to Expressway tourism Division at kurundugahahathapma .