|
|
second term of Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa term from November 2010
Wednesday, 3 February 2010 - 9:03 AM SL Time
 Share On Facebook
|
|
|
The Supreme Court has determined that the second term of President Mahinda Rajapaksa begins from November 19, 2010 and not November 19, 2011, an official at the President s office told Daily Mirror online.
The communiqu making the determination was sent to the President s office today, the spokesman for the President s office Lucien Rajakarunanayake told Daily Mirror online.
The Supreme Court communiqu has reached the President s office today and it states that President Mahinda Rajapakse s second term will begin on November 19, 2010, Mr. Rajakarunanayake told Daily Mirror online.
A seven judge Bench of the Supreme Court on Monday took up the reference made by President elect Mahinda Rajapakse seeking the opinion on the question as to when his second term of office as President would start and end.
The Bench comprised Chief Justice Asoka de Silva, Justices Shirani A. Bandaranayake, Jagath Balapatabendi, K. Sripavan, P.A. Ratnayake, Chandra Ekanayake and S.I. Imam.
Attorney General Mohan Peiris with Deputy Solicitor General Jayantha Jayasuriya and Senior State Counsel Nerin Pulle and A.H.M.D.Nawaz maintained that the date the President has to assume office as being November 19, 2010.
President s Counsel D.S. Wijesinghe appearing for intervenient petitioner Mendis Rohanadeera and President s Counsel Nihal Jayamanne appearing for intervenient Petitioner Sarath Kongahage maintained that the date the President has to assume office as being November 19, 2011.
They contended that the incumbent President sought the mandate from people for a further term of office of Presidency for 6 years. They maintained that the people had given him the mandate of first term of his office for 6 years and that it cannot be abridged or truncated.
|
|
|
leelananda
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 82
Member Profile
|
 3 Feb 2010 12:25:08 GMT Report for Abuse
|
No body has the courage to do what is right.
This is a half bake decision. They know it is completely unconstitutional to say that president can carry on till the end of his first term, neither they unable to say that he should start his second term immediately. It will antagonize him. To save face half bake one. Well done supreme court.
Edited By - leelananda - 3 Feb 2010 12:45:44 GMT |
kiwikanga
Senior Member
Joined: Nov 2005
Posts: 3967
Member Profile
|
 4 Feb 2010 03:16:45 GMT Report for Abuse
|
Leelananda
On what basis do you say the SC decision is 'half baked' and unconstitutional?????? Could you please substantiate your claim????? |
DONP
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 93
Member Profile
|
 4 Feb 2010 17:26:45 GMT Report for Abuse
|
Mr. Leelananda, Here is the relavant excerpt from the constitution of Sri Lanka. I wouldn't challange a decision of the Supreme Court, anyway.
(d) The person declared elected as President at an election held under this paragraph shall, if such person
(i) is the President in office, hold office for a term of six years commencing on such date in the year in which that election is held (being a date after such election) or in the succeeding year, as corresponds to the date on which his first term of office commenced, whichever date is earlier or
(ii) is not the President in office, hold office for a term of six years commencing on the date on which the result of such election is declared
Edited By - DONP - 4 Feb 2010 17:28:51 GMT |
DONP
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 93
Member Profile
|
6 Feb 2010 15:23:33 GMT Report for Abuse
|
Question when is going to end?
According th the constitution, November 18, 2016, if we are talking about the President's term.
JRJs constitution had one part for him and another for the rest of us.
Interestingly, this is one of those sections (3rd Amendment) of the Constitution the late Twentieth Century Fox made for himself - very democratically - with the aid of parliamentarians, whose resignation letters were in his pocket.
Edited By - DONP - 6 Feb 2010 15:26:25 GMT |
|
Search All News and Discussions