Three FR petitions against state of emergency fixed for consideration

 

Three fundamental rights (FR) petitions filed against the state of emergency imposed by the President, pursuant to the Public Security Ordinance, have been fixed for consideration on August 12. 

During the court proceedings, Senior State Counsel Rajiv Goonetilleke, appearing on behalf of the respondents named in the petitions, expressed his intention to file objections. 

Although a two-judge bench is adequate to take these FR petitions up for consideration and to grant leave for the hearing, a three-judge bench needs to be appointed as these applications are seeking an interim order, the senior state counsel pointed out. 

Meanwhile, the attorneys representing the petitioners requested the court to fix a closer date to consider the petitions as they were filed on an urgent matter.