( December 11, 2012, Kegalle, Sri Lanka
Guardian) The following resolutions were unanimously passed at the Special
General Meeting held at the Law Library on ;
1.In taking into consideration
the unconstitutional, bias and unfair manner in which the Parliament Select
Committee appointed to investigate in to impeachment motion against Her
Ladyship Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake, conducted its proceedings, it was
obvious that the Rules of Natural Justice were blankly violated, and the entire
proceedings were tainted with bias and injustice.
Hence it was unanimously resolved
to seek immediate intervention of the United Nations Organization, the United
Nations High Commission for Human Rights Asian Human Rights Committee, the Commonwealth
Secretariat Commonwealth Magistrates and Judges Association to stay the proceedings further and seek
assistance to hold an impartial and a fair inquiry keeping in line with the
international standers.
It was also resolved to seek the assistance of the
International Bar Association, the Commonwealth Bar Association and the Law
Asia to assist the Bar Association of Sri Lanka in making representations to
the above international organizations.
Further in order to move in this
matter a steering committee be appointed and the said committee shall have all
authority to take whatever the steps necessary in this endeavor. The committee
should be headed by Mr. and the
rest of the members should be selected
by Mr. at his wish.
2.An action should be instituted
for a mandate in the nature of a writ of certiorari and prohibition against the
finding of the aforesaid select committee and to restrain the Parliament from
proceeding further with the same.
For this purpose a committee be
appointed headed by Mr. Geoffrey Alagaratnam PC to institute necessary action
and the committee should have all authority to institute action on behalf of
the Bar Association of Sri Lanka, to appoint Attorneys-At-Law and retain
counsel if the committee so desires. Further Mr. Alagaratnam PC should have all the authority to nominate
and appoint the rest of the members of the committee.
3.In achieving the above task the
President and the Secretary of the Sri Lanka Bar Association should assist the
chairpersons of the above committees and should sign all document required for
that purpose including proxy or proxies.
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