FR petition filed against importing luxury SUVs for MPs

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Former JVP Western Provincial Councillor Mahinda Jayasinghe today filed a Fundamental Rights (FR) petition in the Supreme Court seeking the court to rule that the decision to import 227 luxury SUVs for MPs was in violation of the Constitution.

Thirty-one individuals including Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, Finance Ministry Secretary S.R. Attygalle, Bank of Ceylon, Customs Director General and the Attorney General have been named as respondents in the petition. (Thilini De Silva and Ranjan Katugampola)

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Ups Thursday, 17 June 2021 04:40 PM

Like this, each fishing society,which affected from shipfire sue shipping company and the state demanding compensation

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Punchi Banda Friday, 18 June 2021 07:39 AM

Maybe we need a French 1789 type revolution that removed a lot of these type of parasites living off starving masses who want luxury vehicles when real patriots will ask for a basic car.

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Samson Friday, 18 June 2021 10:45 AM

Waste of court time and others.

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