The Supreme Court yesterday (24) fixed for hearing nine Fundamental Rights (FR) violation petitions challenging the appointment of Deshabandu Tennakoon as the Inspector General of Police (IGP).
The petitions assert that the manner in which Tennakoon, who had previously served as the Senior DIG in charge of the Western Province, was appointed as the IGP during the Wickremesinghe-Rajapaksa government was unconstitutional.
The case was taken up before a five-member Supreme Court bench comprising Justices Preethi Padman Surasena, Yasantha Kodagoda, A.H.M.D. Nawaz, Shiran Gunaratne, and Achala Wengappuli.
Counsel for Tennakoon, President’s Counsel Romesh de Silva, presented evidence to the court that an interim injunction had been issued, preventing his client from performing duties as IGP.
The PC requested the court to expedite the hearing of this petition.
After considering the facts presented before the court, the five-member bench fixed the hearing of the relevant petitions for May 06, 07, and 08.
The petitioners include Archbishop of Colombo Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, the Young Journalists’ Association, and other parties.
They contend that the recommendations made by the Constitutional Council to appoint Tennakoon as IGP are unlawful.
The petitions seek a ruling that the decision to appoint Tennakoon as IGP, based on those recommendations, is against the law.
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