S Lankan lawyers not to welcome new chief justice

Last Updated: Saturday, December 15, 2012, 19:07

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Colombo: Sri Lankan lawyers' apex body on Saturday adopted a resolution not to welcome the successor of Shirani Bandaranayake, the country's first woman chief justice who has been found guilty of financial irregularities.

"Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) resolved that it will not welcome the successor of Bandaranayake in the wrongfully created vacancy consequent to the impeachment against her," Wijayadasa Rajapakshan, the BASL president, said.

Rajapaksha said that three resolutions had been unanimously adopted at the BASL meeting.

The BASL also resolved to ask the President Mahinda Rajapaksa to reconsider the dismissal of Bandaranayake by evaluating the process through an independent panel which Rajapaksa said he wants to set up.

The lawyers also pressed for reforms in the existing provisions for the removal of supreme court judges.

Bandaranayake, 54, the first ever lady chief justice has been found guilty by a parliamentary panel.

A parliamentary panel found Bandaranayake guilty last week. Lawyers boycotted courts to protest at what they call an unfair impeachment move against the chief justice.

The impeachment came after months of a running feud between the executive and the judiciary.

PTI

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First Published: Saturday, December 15, 2012, 19:07

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laksiri - colombo
these guys are not going to keep their words when ti comes o the money.they will go one by one to supreme court for cases when the client is willing to pay the money and jokers will not give up any financial benefits for doing better.

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Gamini - LKA
Ratten and corrupted interests are flocking around the justice system nowdays. It is not only in Sri Lanka also a global phenomenon. Husband of the Chief Justice in Sri Lanka got caught red handed over a fraudlous equity deal. The very same group of companies offerd the Chief Justice discounted deal of a luxury condominium in the Capital to have a dead lock on the hearing. The couple in question themselves are proven slimed connected to some opposition political fractions are scraching each others back as an opportunity rises to have wrong public opinion .. Seemingly, everybody wants Sri Lanka to be beheaded .. WHY !

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Nagarajah - Canada
Everyone is equal under the law. If she has to defend she has to defend her case within the cfontext of our law. Not seek help from politicians or other outside elements.

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Ponraj - Australia
Prsdeep, are you from Mars??

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Jay Ranaweera - USA/Sri Lanka
How can this woman Cheap Justice Shirani Bandaranayake be an IMPARTIALCJ WHEN SHADOPTS METHODS FAVOURABLE TO HER AND WHEN SHE HAS ACCEPTED ABRIBE FROM KOTALAWALAS FOR FAVOURING THEIR CASE FILLED BY MANY HELPLESS DEPOSITTERS.?BASL Pundits will learn a good lesson according to Buddhist Philosophyas EVERY ACTION HAS AN EQUAL AND OPPOSITE REACTION!!!

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Prsdeep - USA
You have forgotten to mention her corruption charges - or her husbands! But prefer to highlight a non-existent feud between the Chief justice & the Administration.