Former CJ assume duties today
Dr Shirani Bandaranayake has resumed duties in the office of Chief Justice as there had been no legal removal of her from the post, Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) President Upul Jayasuriya said.
She arrived at the Superior Court complex at Hulftsdorp this afternoon and took office at the chambers of the Chief Justice, after she was welcomed by Mr. Jayasuriya.
“There is no requirement for a new appointment therefore,” he told a news conference a short while ago and added that she will resign form her post tomorrow.
Lawyers of the Dr. Bandaranayake said that she had received a letter from the President’s office asking her to “resume duties,” on grounds that she was not impeached lawfully and therefore no vacancy existed for the post of Chief Justice.
Simultaneously, a letter had been sent to Chief Justice 44 Mohan Peiris to the effect that he had not been appointed as the Chief Justice and such appointment was void at its inception.
