The Supreme Court ruling on the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution will be submitted to Parliament today (06), Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena said.
Several parties filed petitions in the court challenging the draft of the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution submitted by the Government to the Parliament.
The petitions were heard before a three-Judge bench comprising of Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya, Justices Buwaneka Aluwihare and Arjuna Obeysekera.
After concluding the hearing of the petitions, the Judges announced on August 23 that the decision would be forwarded to the Speaker.
Accordingly, Speaker Abeywardena will present the decision to the Parliament today.
