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Speaker rejects motion to examine powers of Judicial Service Commission
Speaker of Parliament Jagath Wickramaratne today (09 Jan) delivered a ruling under Standing Order 27(3), declaring out of order a
Summary
The Speaker emphasized that the JSC's functions constitute the exercise of the People's judicial power and are protected by constitutional guarantees of judicial independence. The JSC's powers, exercised through the highest judicial leadership i.e. The doctrine of separation of powers is enshrined in the Constitution of Sri Lanka vis-à-vis Article 3 and Article 4.
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People
- Jagath Wickramaratne2
- R. M. Ranjith Madduma Bandara
- Chamara Sampath Dasanayake
- Gayantha Karunathilleka
- Shanakya Rasamanikkam
- Dayasiri Jayasekara
- Anura Bandaranaike
- Dilith Jayaweera
Organisations
- Judicial Service Commission2
- Parliament of Sri Lanka2
- President's House2
- JSC2
- Select Committee of Parliament
- Standing Order of Parliament
- Supreme Court of Sri Lanka
- Select Committee
Places
- Wickramaratne
- D.V.Chanaka
- Sri Lanka
Keywords
- examine2
- speaker2
- motion2
- constitution
- declaring
- rejects
- cannot
- powers
- probe
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