report in The Morning, July 20, 2023The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) of the Parliamentary Opposition on Tuesday (18) “categorically rejected” President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s offer to implement the 13th Amendment to the Constitution sans Police powers, terming his proposal for development and power devolution “another hollow promise”. The 13th Amendment is an over 30-year old piece of legislation on the devolution of power from Colombo to the nine Provinces, but has never been fully implemented. “If…
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by Ruwani Fonseka in The Morning, July 19, 2023President Ranil Wickremesinghe has stated that the 13th Amendment will be implemented with full powers, except Police Powers, subject to agreement among political parties in parliament.Outlining his plans for the devolution of power, President Wickremesinghe said that the 13th Amendment with full powers, except Police Powers, as outlined under List 1, will be implemented including specified functions in List 3 in the provincial councils list.Meanwhile, a draft…
Report in The Kathmandu Post, April 3, 2023The House of Representatives on Sunday endorsed its regulations through majority votes after the ruling parties agreed to withdraw some of the provisions aimed at curtailing the powers of the Speaker, a UML nominee. The ruling party lawmakers including those from the Nepali Congress and the CPN (Maoist Centre) had earlier registered proposals to amend the draft regulations to require the Speaker to seek consent of the parliamentary…
SC voids Pemra’s bid to vest its chief with all powers
by Kalbe Ali in Dawn, Nov 5th, 2023ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has struck down a key decision of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) to centralise its powers in the hands of its chairperson, directing the media watchdog to establish formal rules in this regard. This verdict relates to an appeal filed by Neo TV, challenging a fine of Rs500,000 imposed by Pemra. In the landmark ruling, a three-judge Supreme Court bench, headed by…