Legal Unit: Overview of work in 2008
Overview of work led by the Legal Unit in 2008, covering Public Interest Litigation, books, articles, workshops attended and presentations delivered, representations locally and internationally, details of draft bills, books published and papers authored by members of the Unit.
CPA Public Interest Litigation: Cases until February 2009
Summary of case details of CPA’s on-going or recently adjudicated PIL cases, up to February 2009.
An Investigation into the Closure of CBNSat and Implications for Sri Lankan Broadcast Media
“An Investigation into the Closure of CBNSat and Implications for Sri Lankan Broadcast Media” written by Ms. Ruha Devanesan in June-August 2006.
Public Interest Litigation – Case List – 1998 to 2000
1. NGO Bill, Petition filed – 16 March 1998, Court Decision – 1 April 1998 2. Gnanamuttu vs Attorney-General, Case argued – 15 March 1999, Court Decision – 5 May 1999 3. Imminent infringement of the right to vote, Petition filed – 11 March 1999, Court Decision – 23 March 1999 4. Universities Bill Case,...
Gnanamuttu V Attorney General
Gnanamuttu V Attorney General(SC Application No. 152/98) Case argued – 15 March 1999Court Decision – 5 May 1999 A Tamil civil engineer, Joubert Gnanamuttu, was detained at a military check point in the heart of Colombo because he did not have a special registration form. He had in his possession his national identity card and...
Scope of the Supreme Court’s consultative jurisdiction under Article 129 of the Constitution
The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) intervened on the question of the scope of the Supreme Court?s consultative jurisdiction under Article 129 of the Constitution. The question arose in the case of the President?s reference to the court regarding the Inland Revenue Act No. 10 of 2003 (The Tax Amnesty Reference). Written submissions tendered to...