The Supreme Court is taking up the petitions against the proposed Prevention of Organized Crimes Bill once again today (09). Several parties have gone to court arguing that certain parts of the draft legislation are inconsistent with the Constitution.
Altogether, 26 petitions were filed challenging the draft law that was tabled in Parliament by the Government.
Three-judge bench
The matter is being heard by a three-judge Supreme Court bench comprising Chief Justice Preethi Padman Surasena alongside Justices Achala Wengappuli and Sampath Abeykoon.
During earlier proceedings, the judges instructed the petitioners to hand over any suggested amendments to the Bill in writing. Lawyers appearing for the petitioners filed those written submissions with the court last Thursday (05).
What happens next
The hearing of the petitions against the bill is scheduled to resume today (09) for the second day before the three-judge bench.
