Several Articles Of RTI Bill Contravenes Constitution, Supreme Court Determines

Several articles of the Right to Information Bill contravenes the constitution, the Supreme Court has informed the Parliament.

The Speaker informed of this to the Parliament a short while ago.

Two members of the Sri Lanka IT Professionals Association filed a Special Determination petition in late March, saying that the clauses 5 (1) (c) (v) and 5 (3) of the bill contravenes the Fundamental Rights guaranteed under Articles 12 (1) and 14 (1) (g).