Parliamentary Council to meet today:

CJ APPOINTEE COMES UP FOR COUNCIL APPROVAL

The Parliamentary Council (set up under provisions of the 18th amendment to the constitution) is to meet today to appoint a nominee for the post of the Chief Justice -- which fell vacant with the removal of Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake following her impeachment.

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‘P R Ratnayaka worked to form SLFP’

P R Ratnayaka was a stalwart of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party during the periods of S W R D Bandaranayaka and Sirimavo Bandaranayaka, said Senior Minister for Rural Affairs Athauda Senavirathna.

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