Will Wigneswaran seek CHOGM intervention
by Upul Joseph Fernando
( October 2, 2013, Colombo, Sri Lanka Guardian) The main reason why the 43rd Chief Justice, Dr. Shirani Bandaranayake, was removed from her post was presumably due to two decisions she had delivered in respect of land issues through constitutional interpretations, which were obviously not to the liking of the government.
One was the decision relating to Town and Country Planning (Amendment Bill) wherein the Supreme Court's interpretation of the Constitution clearly established the legal position that the subject of land is devolved to the Provincial Councils under the Constitution. As a result the government was compelled to withdraw that particular Bill.
