The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) had urged the
newly elected President Maithripala Sirisena to arrange necessary measures to
reinstate the 43rd Chief Justice Dr. Shirani Bandaranayake, who was impeached
by Parliament in January 2013.
BASL Secretary Ajith Pathirana told that the
BASL made this request at a meeting with President Maithripala Sirisena and the
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Saturday (10). He told the Daily Mirror
that it received a positive response from the President and Prime Minister and
further stated the matter would be discussed at the BASL Executive Committee
Meeting soon. Pathirana stated that the BASL made a request to reinstate 43rd
Chief Justice since she was subjected to political victimisation and lost her
position through a wrongful impeachment procedure.
The BASL observed that the
President of the republic has power to appoint the judges of the Supreme Court
in accordance with the article 107 of the constitution. Parliament voted to
remove 43rd Chief Justice from office in January 2013 through an impeachment
motion alleging corruption. It was carried with 155 voting in favour and 49
against. However, she has denied the allegations. (LS)
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