Appointment as SC Judge contrary to law

Impeachment – Charge 9:

An Impeachment containing 14 charges against Dr Shirani Bandaranayake the Chief Justice of Sri Lanka signed by many Members of Parliament had been handed over to the Speaker. As there were no sufficient number of signatures to the Impeachment submitted against President Premadasa, M H Mohamed without accepting refused the same.

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JUDICIAL review: Absent in US constitution, should it be in ours?

Prior to 1787, state courts in at least seven of the thirteen states had engaged in judicial review and had invalidated state statutes because they violated the state constitution. The most extensive discussion of judicial review was in Federalist No. 78, written by Alexander Hamilton, which clearly explained that the federal courts would have the power of judicial review,

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On tour, take environment with you

The key players in the environment-friendly tourism business are the government (both Central and Local), the developers and the operators, the visitors, and the local community. Each one of them has to be sensitive to the environment and local traditions and follow a set of guidelines for the successful development of environment-friendly tourism. In addition, non-governmental organizations and scientific and research institutions also have to play a key role in the development of environment-friendly tourism,

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