The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka has issued an interim order preventing the President from nominating judges to the Supreme Court, other than the Chief Justice.

The interim order issued against President Ranil Wickremesinghe today is effective until October 04, 2024.

The order was issued when the petition filed against the National Constitutional Council’s decision to reject the President’s nomination to appoint Court of Appeal President Nissanka Bandula Karunaratne as a judge of the Supreme Court, was taken up for consideration today. 

The case has been fixed for hearing on October 04, 2024. (Newswire)

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The President of the Court of Appeal Nissanka Bandula Karunaratne has recused himself from hearing the motion filed by Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe to revoke the stay order against the recently appointed Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) Interim Committee.

The Judge recused himself after the petition filed by the Sports Minister was taken up for consideration today (Nov 14) before the two-judge bench, consisting of him and Justice Vikum Kaluarachchi.

During the hearing, the lawyer representing the Sports Minister had objected to Justice Nissanka Bandula Karunaratne hearing the petition.

Responding to the objection, Justice Nissanka Bandula Karunaratne stated that he had decided to withdraw from this trial due to the unfair criticism of him by the Sports Minister, some members of the Cabinet members, and some Parliamentarians recently.

Therefore, the petition has been moved to another court to be heard before another judge of the Court of Appeal. (NewsWire)

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