The Judiciary Organizations (Amendment) Bill for the Establishment of Permanent Three-Trial High Court will be presented to Parliament tomorrow (6th).
The Act will amend section 12 of the Judicial Service Act No. 2 of 1978 with three more new clauses.
The Permanent Three-member High Court to be incorporated under the relevant amendment will consist of three judges nominated by the Judicial Service Commission of the Republic of Sri Lanka. One Judge will be nominated by the Judicial Service Commission to act as its Chairman.
A few decisive orders !
The Act also states that a lawsuit before a newly established three-member High Court is to be conducted on the charge of the Attorney General or the Director General of the Bribery Commission for the prevention of bribery and corruption and the cases should be speedily concluded.
The law also states that these cases should be examined on a daily basis and that a particular lawyer should be present in a different court or tribunal on a date of the day of trial or for failing to appear before the Permanent Three-Trial High Court can not postpone the date of the commencement of the hearing.
The Permanent three-member High Court has to appeal to a Supreme Court judgment within a period of 28 days from the date of the judgment.
A clause that the trials should be concluded soon
The Act says that it is legitimate for the Chief Justice to nominate himself to the faculty of Judges in the Judicial Academy with no fewer than five judges of the Supreme Court nominated by the Chief Justice. A clause has also been included in the Act to speedily hear the appeals.
Here are some serious issues :
The Act contains a provision that a permanent three-member high court should have jurisdiction in respect of any offense committed by a citizen of Sri Lanka on a non-exclusive place of origin in a ship or aircraft of any vessel or aircraft of any type.
The new courts will have jurisdiction to rule over 68 offences from 57 clauses sources said.
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