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Speaker announces SC verdict on Presidents’ Entitlements (Repeal) Bill

Speaker announces SC verdict on Presidents’ Entitlements (Repeal) Bill

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Speaker Jagath Wickramaratne announced today (09) that the Supreme Court has determined that no provision of the Presidents’ Entitlements (Repeal) Bill is inconsistent with any provisions of the Constitution of Sri Lanka. 

Accordingly, the Supreme Court held that the bill can be enacted by a simple majority in Parliament, the Speaker said.

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