Petitions challenging the proposed Protection of Tenants Bill were taken up before the Supreme Court today, where the Attorney General’s Department informed court that a new committee will be appointed to re-examine the draft legislation.
The matters were heard before a three-member bench comprising Justices Mahinda Samayawardena, Arjuna Obeysekera and Sampath Abeykoon.
Senior Additional Solicitor General Sumathi Dharmawardena, appearing for the Attorney General, informed court that according to a letter dated February 6 issued by the Secretary to the Ministry of Justice, a new committee will be appointed to revisit the draft Protection of Tenants Bill and the related Rent (Repeal) Bill.
He told court that the proposed committee will include representatives of the Attorney General’s Department, the Bar Association of Sri Lanka and eminent members appointed by the Minister of Justice. The committee is expected to consider public representations and the issues raised in the petitions before proposing any necessary amendments to the draft legislation.
President’s Counsel Faizer Musthapha appeared on behalf of the petitioners.
Based on the undertaking given by the Attorney General’s Department that the draft bill would be revisited by the new committee, the petitioners withdrew the cases.
(Source:Newswire)
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