28th  September , 2003   Volume 10, Issue 11

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Request for PM to inquire

The request by over 45 key public interest groups from all over the island for Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe to look into the circumstances  that led to Justice M.D.H. Fernando's decision to prematurely relinquish judicial office will be handed over to Wickremesinghe following his return from New York.

The letter requests him to appoint an ad hoc parliamentary select committee to inquire into the constitution of benches in the Supreme Court, in particular in matters of constitutional determinations and divisional benches and the listing of cases before court.

It further urges that inquiry be made into the appointment of members of the Judicial Service Commission, the body that looks into disciplinary matters of judges of the subordinate courts, where again there had been a departure from past practice of appointing the senior most judges as members of the commission. It additionally raises queries regarding nomination of judges to international conferences, meetings, study tours and the development of judicial infrastructure with foreign funds.

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