Justice Dr. Shirani Bandaranayaka, who resumed duties as Chief Justice yesterday following a letter dispatched to her by President Maithripala Sirisena, resigned from her office today.
Justice Dr. Shirani Bandaranayaka, who resumed duties as Chief Justice yesterday following a letter dispatched to her by President Maithripala Sirisena, resigned from her office today.
Senior lawyer Saliya Peiris has observed that right from the beginning Mohan Peiris had been a de facto Chief Justice and his appointment had been bad in law.
A press release from the President’s Office has stated that the process adopted to remove Chief Justice Dr. Shirani Bandaranayake was contrary to the law and thus the appointment of Mohan Peiris PC to that post was invalid,
Dr. Shirani Bandarayaka was back in her seat as Chief Justice today afternoon. On her arrival at the Superior Court Complex she took office at the Chambers of the Chief Justice.
Court of Appeal hearing a writ application by JVP to direct the IGP and Attorney General to arrest Kumaran Pathmanathan alias KP under the PTA issued notice to the Attorney General to appear on February 5.