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SJB calls on President to appoint new AG without further delay
… asks why Solicitor General not promoted to that post
The SJB on Saturday called on President Ranil Wickremesinghe to appoint an Attorney General immediately.Addressing the media at the Opposition Leader’s office in Colombo, MP Chandima Weerakkody said that there were serious issues pertaining to additional solicitor generals and other attorneys-at-law of the Department of Attorney General appearing for cases countrywide while there was no Attorney General at office. “We have seen this issue on Friday in many courts.
These counsellors appear on behalf of the Attorney General. The question arises whether they could do so while there is no Attorney General at office. There is a question on prosecutions being done in the name of the Attorney General while there is literally no Attorney General,” Weerakkody, who is also an Attorney-at-Law said, adding that not even an Acting Attorney General has been named by the President.
He said that when the Attorney General post fell vacant, the Solicitor General was traditionally promoted to that office. “The incumbent Solicitor General Ayesha Jinasena has all the qualifications and an impeccable service record. The President should have at least named her as the Acting Attorney General because since last Friday, there has been no Attorney General in this country. There would be serious issues pertaining to the cases being heard in courts,” Weerakkody said.
He said that the President had tried to give a service extension to former Attorney General Sanjay Rajaratnam, whose term ended last Thursday. “The Constitutional Council rejected the President’s nomination twice. Now, the office of Attorney General is vacant. This amounts to a breach of Constitutional provisions, too. The President himself is an Attorney-at-Law and he knows that this is wrong. We demand that this matter be solved immediately,” Weerakkody said.
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Establishment of an Institutional Framework to Inagurate Upper Hydro Catchment Areas Management Authority
Policy approval of the Cabinet of Ministers was granted at their meeting held on 08.06.2026 to establish the Upper Hydro Catchment Areas Management Authority for identification and
execution of a formal and long – lasting remedy to secure the central hills including the upper hydro catchment areas enabling them to sustain amidst extreme weather conditions
due to natural calamities and human activities as well as to be used for the sustainable development of the country.
Accordingly, a concept paper has been prepared including
institutional structure, activities, powers, active subject area as well as administrative and coordination mechanism for the proposed authority by an expert technical committee appointed by the Secretary to the President.
Based on the said concept paper, the Cabinet of Ministers granted approval to the resolution furnished by the President to instruct the Legal Draftsman to prepare a draft bill including legal provisions required for the establishment of Upper Hydro Catchment Areas Management Authority.
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Introduction of Flora and Fauna (Regulation of actions of the Indigenous Community within the nominated areas) Regulations
With the objective of securing the traditional livelihood and the eco system of the indigenous community, it has been recognized the necessity of introducing a formal regulation methodology to secure their engagement in livelihood activities by being more sensitive to the existing laws.
Thereby, the Fauna and Flora (regularizing) regulations under the Fauna and Flora Protection Ordinance (Authority 469) have been prepared so that nominated activities within the prescribed area to a member of the indigenous community
who has been registered for securing the rights acquired from law or custom or usage or traditional stance to execute an act within a certain state land that is fundamental to the survival of the indigenous community permission can be granted
Accordingly, the Cabinet of Ministers granted approval to the resolution furnished by the Minister of Environment to publish the said regulations in the government gazette notification and thereby submit to the Parliament for its concurrence.
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