Impeachment Motion against CJ tabled

TUESDAY, 06 NOVEMBER 2012
Chief Justice Bandaranayake
The impeachment motion against Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake was placed on the order paper of Parliament today, and there were 14 charges mention against her.

The motion signed by 116 MPs seeks to appoint a select committee to probe these charges against the Chief Justice. This will be followed by a resolution adopted by Parliament and presented to the President for the removal of the Chief Justice.

Fourteen charges levelled against CJ

Allegedly undeclared Rs. 34 million in foreign currency deposited at NDB Bank

Allegedly undeclared 20 bank accounts maintained in various banks

Allegedly questionable purchase of house from Ceylinco Housing and Property

Alleged questionable appointment of Judicial Service Commission Secretary

Bribery and Corruption charges filed against husband

Improper transactions while holding office

Unlawful accumulation of wealth

Violation of the Constitution in dealing with the Divi Neguma Bill

The charges mentioned against the Chief Justice are as follows;

Whereas by purchasing, in the names of two individuals, i.e. Renuka Niranjali Bandaranayake and Kapila Ranjan Karunaratne using special power of attorney licence bearing No. 823 of Public Notary K.B. Aroshi Perera that was given by Renuka Niranjali Bandaranayake and Kapila Ranjan Karunaratne residing at No. 127, Ejina Street, Mount Hawthorn, Western Australia, 6016, Australia, the house bearing No. 2C/F2/P4 and assessment No. 153/1-2/4 from the housing scheme located at No. 153, Elvitigala Mawatha, Colombo 08 belonging to the company that was known as Ceylinco Housing and Property Company and City Housing and Real Estate Company Limited and Ceylinco Condominium Limited and is currently known as Trillium Residencies which is referred in the list of property in the case of fundamental rights application No. 262/2009, having removed another bench of the Supreme Court which was hearing the fundamental rights application cases bearing Nos. 262/2009, 191/2009 and 317/2009 filed respectively in the Supreme Court against Ceylinco Sri Ram Capital Management, Golden Key Credit Card Company and Finance and Guarantee Company Limited belonging to the Ceylinco Group of Companies and taking up further hearing of the aforesaid cases under her court and serving as the presiding judge of the benches hearing the said cases;
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