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First democratic leader of Justice the Godfather of the Sri Lankan Tamil Struggle: Honourable Samuel James Veluppillai Chelvanayakam

Saturday, March 9, 2013

Whither justice? Two judges on the same grounds on similar applications give different verdicts !!
(Lanka-e-News-09.March.2013, 5.00PM) While one court was issuing an injunction order against UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe, the General secretary Tissa Attanayake and the party disciplinary Committee , an injunction order based on the same grounds requested from another court had been rejected on same day yesterday(08)

An injunction order was issued by the Galkissa chief magistrate and district judge Priyantha Fernando in favor of Manusha Nanayakkara the applicant yesterday.

This order was given in response to a petition filed by 5 UNP members who contested the 2010 Parliament elections under the elephant symbol. Because some UNP members acted in contravention of the party decision when the voting was held on the recent impeachment motion of the former Chief justice , the UNP party had decided on disciplinary action against those members who contested the Parliamentary elections under the party symbol –elephant. In order to halt this disciplinary action against these MPs , the latter had filed an injunction order in the Galkissa courts against this action. That group of MPs are namely, deputy Minister Pearl Gunasekera , Minister Lakshman Seneviratne, MPs Praba Ganeshan , Nilwala Wijesinghe and Ms.Upeksha Swarnamali.

Priyantha Fernando who fixed this trial for yesterday(08) and day before yeaterday(07) , not only issued the injunction order but also issued summons on Ranil Wickremesinghe and Tissa Attanayake to appear in court on those days.

The most ridiculous mockery of justice drama was played out in the present climate of dispensation of justice (rather injustice) in SL , when , the injunction order requested in the district court in Colombo by the Deputy Minister Abdul Cader for the same reasons against the UNP was not granted by this court. In any case the UNP leader and its secretary were ordered to be present in court on the 28th to adduce reasons as to why the order should not be given when the trial is being heard.

These decisions of the two courts is a case in point to clearly demonstrate that like how the laws are being trampled in the present lawless environment in the country by the highest in the hierarchy, two courts which ought to follow the same laws and legal precedents are issuing two contradictory verdicts on the same issue thereby confirming that laws in the country are also moth eaten like the regime.

It is specially noteworthy that this very group of MPs were the most vociferous in the past and steadfast in their view that the Parliament is supreme, but finally did a somersault to the other camp to become Govt. representatives for the most selfish reasons, unscrupulously acting counter to the laws , policies, democracy and even supporting the impeachment motion against the legally appointed chief justice (that is, against the judiciary itself), are now, when their MP positions are under threat appearing on bent knees before the ordinary district court (judiciary) to rescue them.