Opposition MPs signed a proposal today (26) requesting an adjournment debate in Parliament on the prolonged vacancies in Sri Lanka’s superior courts.

The proposal, submitted under Standing Order 83(1), calls for a debate on the impact of leaving more than eight vacancies in the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal unfilled for over six months. 

The Opposition said the debate would focus on the effect of the vacancies on the rule of law, the public’s fundamental rights, and access to justice, while urging action to fill the positions without further delay.

The signed proposal is to be forwarded to Speaker Jagath Wickramaratne seeking approval for the parliamentary debate. (Newswire)

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Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa, joined by other party leaders, has formally requested an urgent parliamentary debate on Sri Lanka’s worsening currency crisis.

Premadasa said that the request was made following a meeting with the Speaker of Parliament, Jagath Wickramaratne, today (22).

“The rupee is under tremendous pressure. And we don’t have clear answers nor plans,” the Opposition Leader said in a post on ‘X’. 

He stressed that the public deserves honesty and immediate action before the situation gets worse. (Newswire)

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