Colombo (LNW): The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka determined that the Inland Revenue (Amendment) Bill can be passed in Parliament via a simple majority.
The Supreme Court’s ruling, accordingly, was announced to the Chambers by Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena this (05) morning.
The Speaker commented that the Supreme Court has held that neither the bill nor any of its provisions is inconsistent with Article 12 of any provisions of the Constitution.
The bill, therefore, can be passed via simple majority, he noted.