In September 2008, The Centre for Policy Alternatives through its intervention managed to obtain a Supreme Court order on the 15th of December staying the operation of a purported amendment to the Emergency Regulations which allowed the Executive to detain a person in police custody for a prolonged period. According to the petition the Gazette […]
In September 2008, CPA was successful in its challenge of the validity of the Extraordinary Gazette 1562/1, dated August 11, 2008, vesting power in the President to extend the services of public and judicial officers appointed by him beyond the compulsory retirement age. A fundamental rights application was filed by the Centre for Policy Alternatives […]
On 4th December 2007, CPA filed a Fundamental Rights case seeking relief and effective redress in respect of the infringement of the fundamental rights of a large section of Sri Lankan society. The subject matter of this application concerns the arbitrary arrest of over 2000 Tamils in Colombo and suburbs and detention of 400 of […]
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, […]
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 […]
On 28th June 2007, The Centre for Policy Alternatives, filed a Fundamental Rights petition (SC FR 218/2007) challenging the continued inability to access private property in “Muttur (East) Sampur High Security Zone’’ and Gazette Extraordinary No 1499/25 of 30th May 2007 which demarcated properties in Sampur as a “High Security Zone” and No 1467/03 published on […]
The Centre for Policy Alternatives filed a fundamental rights petition on 8th June 2007, in respect of the infringement of fundamental rights guaranteed by Article 10, 11, 12(1), 12(2) and 14(1) (g), 14(1) (h) of the Constitution. The subject matter of this case was the statement made by the Inspector General of Police, at a […]
Centre for Policy Alternatives on 2 September, 2008