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Constitutional Council to meet today

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2 years ago

July 14, 2023

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A special meeting of the Constitutional Council is scheduled to be held today (14) at 9.30 am at the Parliamentary complex under the chairmanship of Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena.

Meanwhile, the Parliament sessions will be held from July 18 to 21.

The regulations of the Customs Ordinance and the Import and Export Control Act are to be debated during the upcoming sessions.

Meanwhile, the debate on the Anti-Corruption Bill and the Assistance to and Protection of Victims of Crime and Witnesses Bill are also scheduled to be held.

The Communications Department of Parliament said that it is planned to hold the second reading debate of the Central Bank Bill and to approve the proposals under the Essential Public Services Act without a debate.

The debate on the second reading of the Banking (Special Provisions) Act will also be held in the coming week.

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Ex-chairman of Lindula-Talawakelle UC, remanded

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3 hours ago

June 2, 2025

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Former chairman of the Lindula-Talawakelle Urban Council – Asoka Sepala has been arrested today (June 02).

The Colombo Chief Magistrate has ordered to remand the suspect until June 11.

The former chairman has been arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) for causing a loss of Rs. 2.38 million to the government, during the issuance of a tender to lease stall belonging to the Urban Council.

It is said that instead of awarding the tender to the highest bidder, it was given to a lower bidder, resulting in the aforementioned loss.

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Halloluwa further remanded

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3 hours ago

June 2, 2025

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Former Director of the National Lotteries Board (NLB) – Thusitha Halloluwa, has been further remanded until June 04, by the Fort Chief Magistrate’s Court.

Halloluwa remains in custody over alleged misappropriation of government assets belonging to the NLB.

He was previously arrested and released on bail on May 02 over the alleged misuse of a computer and a mobile phone valued at over Rs. 470,000 during his tenure as the Acting Director of the National Lotteries Board.

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Electricity (Amendment) Bill challenged

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3 hours ago

June 2, 2025

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The Electricity (Amendment) Bill, which was recently tabled in Parliament, has been challenged in the Supreme Court.

Accordingly, the Supreme Court today (June 02) ordered that the petition filed by the Ceylon Electricity Board Engineers’ Union requesting a ruling that certain provisions of the Electricity Bill are unconstitutional be taken up for hearing on June 06.

The order was issued when the petition was taken up before a three-member Supreme Court bench comprising Justice A.H.M.D. Nawaz, Arjuna Obeyesekere and Priyantha Fernando.