Colombo, Sep. 4 (Daily Mirror) – The Supreme Court today concluded hearing arguments for and against the constitutionality of the proposed Anti-Corruption (Amendment) Bill.

The Bill proposes several amendments to the Anti-Corruption Act No. 9 of 2023.The hearings were held in relation to 15 Special Determination petitions filed before the Supreme Court, challenging the constitutionality of the proposed legislation.Following the conclusion of oral submissions, the Court directed all parties to file their written submissions in support of their respective positions by September 7.The Supreme Court’s determination on the constitutionality of the Bill will thereafter be communicated to the Speaker of Parliament in accordance with the Constitutional procedure.The Bill proposes several amendments to the Anti-Corruption Act No. 9 of 2023.

Transparency International Sri Lanka, Prof. G.L. Peiris and the Free Media Forum are among the petitioners who filed the petitions, naming the Attorney General as the respondent.The petitions are being heard by a three-judge bench of the Supreme Court comprising Justices Shiran Goonaratne, Mahinda Samayawardhena and Sampath Wijeratne.