BASL files FR on present economic crisis

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Two fundamental rights applications were filed in the Supreme Court today by the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) on the present economic crisis in the public interest.

The applications were filed by the President of the BASL Saliya Pieris, Deputy President Anura Meddegoda, Secretary Rajeev Amarasuriya, Treasurer Rajindh Perera and the Assistant Secretary Pasindu Silva.

The petitioners have claimed that their fundamental rights are being violated or are in imminent danger of infringement by the actions and/or inaction of the State including the Respondents.

The Petitions have made the Attorney General, the Cabinet of Ministers, the Governor of the Central Bank, and the Secretary to the Treasury, Secretaries to several Ministries, the Ceylon Electricity Board, the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation and the State Pharmaceutical Corporation as respondents.

Comments - 13

joshua Friday, 25 March 2022 01:09 PM

Thank you sirs for acting for the public.

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Punchi Banda Friday, 25 March 2022 01:18 PM

Our current situation is the manifestation of years of funding discrimination, dispossession and marginalisation of minorities to the substantial exclusion of productive development and nation building activities. This resulted in the fabric of our society disintegrating leading to the present situation

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Mohan Friday, 25 March 2022 02:21 PM

How is this going to help. Only thing politicians understand is the ballot box. We do not need a FR to detail the solutions which every one knows. The lawyers should spend time on more important legal issues and act in the best interests of our country.

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Basil Friday, 25 March 2022 02:37 PM

Finally someone has the guts to go to supreme courts regarding Economic mismanagement

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Sunil Friday, 25 March 2022 03:43 PM

We laymen are ignorant of the law. It is heartening to notice that legal luminaries are taking action against a regime that is blatantly oblivious to the immense hardships faced and suffering being undergone by the people as never before in the history of this nation.

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Citizen Friday, 25 March 2022 03:55 PM

Very happy to see the BASL active and working in the public interest. Best wishes.

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Ram Friday, 25 March 2022 04:08 PM

Nice to see BASL entering Public Interest litigation that Nagananda alone fought in the recent past.

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A Friday, 25 March 2022 04:40 PM

Nothing will happen

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Ranjan Rama Friday, 25 March 2022 06:32 PM

Until all those corrupt judges who have protected Rajas and all criminal politicians are shot in the independence Square one by one Sri Lanka will never be emancipated.

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Terrence Friday, 25 March 2022 08:52 PM

All this time I think the BASL was a having a Rip Van Winkle sleep or they were sleep walking not know what the public were suffering in their livelihoods

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sam Friday, 25 March 2022 09:03 PM

Good gesture but no final result

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johan Friday, 25 March 2022 09:09 PM

Where are those GMOA pariots saviour of present government,Not even a single word uttered in favour of masses

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Aram Friday, 25 March 2022 10:21 PM

During COVID-19, GMOA every day say something highlighting in the medias in favour of Govts. These pigs now hiding where when people are sufferings and die on the road

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