Removal of a Chief Justice from office
By Neville Ladduwahetty-March 2, 2015, 7:19 pm
The removal of former Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake from office has tarnished the image of Sri Lanka both internationally and nationally. Whether the measures initiated by the former government for the removal of CJ were driven by political motivations or whether opposition to it was also driven by political considerations is not of relevance. What is of relevance to the image of Sri Lanka is not the intent but whether the procedures as required by the Constitution and the Standing Orders of Parliament as they currently stand were complied with to the best extent possible.