Forcible registration continues; TNA

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TNA Parliamentarians today complained to the Supreme Court that the forcible registration of the residents in the North by the Security Forces is continuing despite the undertaking given to the Court to suspend it immediately.

Attorney General on March 3 gave an undertaking to the Supreme Court to suspend immediately the impugned forced registration of residents of Jaffna and Kilinochchi districts by the Security Forces.

Deputy Solicitor General Buwaneka Aluvihare appearing for the Attorney General appearing for the Attorney General gave this undertaking sequent to the rights violation petition filed by TNA Parliamentarians.

In the circumstances, the Petitioners had withdrawn their petition and the Bench comprising Justices N.G.Amaratunga, P.A.Ratnayake and Chandra Ekanayke terminated the proceedings.

Jaffna district Parliamentarians Mavai Senathirajah, Suresh Premachandran, Appathurai Vinayagamoorthy and Eswarapatham Saravanapavan as well as the Kilinochchi district Parliamentarian Sivagnanam Shritharan filed their petition seeking the termination of the impugned forced registration.

They alleged the continuing registrations contravenes the undertaking given by the State and is, in the circumstances, an act of Contempt of Court. (S.S.Selvanayagam)

Comments - 9

Udaya De Silva Monday, 14 March 2011 11:48 AM

Why should Forces do it now ? Grama Niladaris can do it, in accordance with the law.

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cracko Monday, 14 March 2011 11:59 AM

Under what law? Separate law for people in the North?

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rosh Monday, 14 March 2011 12:02 PM

This seems somewhat fishy. Why does TNA is making this an issue?? Do they actually want to hide something??

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RAJIV Monday, 14 March 2011 12:16 PM

IF THE REGISTRATION IS DONE FOR ALL DISTRICTS IN SRI LANKA THEN THAT IS CALLED LAW OF THE LAND BUT IF ITS ONLY FOR NORTH AND EAST THEN ITS CALLED YOU KNOW WHAT.

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Susith Monday, 14 March 2011 04:35 PM

Exactly.. Why this fuss? What is there to hide?

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kaputakukula Tuesday, 15 March 2011 05:47 AM

If they do this in Galle then U will understand why.

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Wara Tuesday, 15 March 2011 05:44 AM

It's island wide law. You may not familiar with traditional law. So you may see bit difference with VP's law which is familiar with.

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anpan Tuesday, 15 March 2011 07:13 AM

Now that Prbaharan is finished we thought a true NATIONAL reconciliation can go into a full swing - but these things open the old wounds and hurt us badly.

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channa Tuesday, 15 March 2011 08:40 AM

They are only registering the people....Nothilg else....

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