Supreme Court rules certain clauses in 21A unconstitutional

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The Supreme Court has ruled that some of the clauses in the proposed 21st Amendment to the Constitution to be unconstitutional.

The Supreme Court’s interpretation on the 21A was tabled in Parliament and presented by Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena.

Accordingly, the Supreme Court has ruled that the provisions in question must be passed via a two-thirds majority in Parliament and a referendum.

MIAP

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