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30-536: Compared to the ten member Constitutional Council , which made approval of names of nominees to the independent committees/commissions mandatory; the Parliamentary Council has powers only to recommend persons to the independent committees. The sole authority of appointing members of the independent committees was vested with the President of Sri Lanka and while he is needed to seek the observations of

60-572: A General Election following such dissolution of parliament. All appointed members shall hold office for a term of three years from the date of appointment. Appointed members are not eligible for reappointment. However members shall continue to hold office on the council until a successor assumes the seat of the vacating member. The President and Prime Minister appointed their nominees, Minister Champika Ranawaka (President's nomination), Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe (Prime Minister's nomination) and Vijitha Herath (Parliament's nomination), have been appointed to

90-526: A court of law for any offence involving moral turpitude or if a resolution for the imposition of civic disability upon him or her has been passed in terms of Article 81 of the Constitution or is deemed to have vacated his or her office under paragraph (7) of Article 41E". The President shall within two weeks, of there being a vacancy of any of the appointed members, appoint another person to succeed that member. The newly appointed member shall hold office for

120-747: Is a Member of Parliament from the Colombo District of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya . He is currently the leader of a civil society named "43rd Brigade", after declaring himself as an independent Member of Parliament on 8 June 2022. He was the Cabinet Minister of Megapolis and Western Development , as well as Minister of Environment and Natural Resources, Power and Energy and Technology, Research and Atomic Energy . Champika Ranawaka born in Bulathsinghala in

150-682: Is aimed at depoliticizing the public service. The Constitutional Council was first established in 2000 under the Seventeenth Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka . In 2010 President Mahinda Rajapaksa established the Parliamentary Council , under the Eighteenth Amendment , to replace it. After Maithripala Sirisena was elected President , Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe presented

180-522: Is enough. Don't try to get 100 more." Ranawaka has also been critical of international intervention in Sri Lanka stating that anyone who takes action against Sri Lanka will be supporting terrorism. In April 2011 Ranawaka called the United Nations ' report on alleged war crimes in Sri Lanka 'diplomatic terrorism'. Ranwaka has also opposed airstrikes against Libya . On 18 December 2019, he

210-570: Is of Malayalam origin, achchi being the feminine form (mother) of the Malayalam word achchan meaning father, and is a name associated with the Kerala origin Kuruppu clan indicating matrilineal inheritance. Ranawaka was active in politics while in university in the late 1980s as a member of a pro- Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna student union, having spent over eight years as an undergraduate in

240-748: The 1994 general and presidential elections the organization backed the People's Alliance led by Chandrika Kumaratunga . Ranawaka later joined the Sihala Urumaya, a Sinhalese nationalist party. In 1998 he took part in forming the National Movement Against Terrorism (NMAT). The Sihala Urumaya evolved into the Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU), fielding Buddhist priests in the 2004 parliamentary elections and supporting UPFA candidate Mahinda Rajapaksa in

270-651: The 2005 presidential elections . In the 2015 presidential elections , Ranawaka supported Maithripala Sirisena and the JHU later joined the United National Party -led alliance, the UNFGG . Thereafter it becomes a partner in the Rajapaksa government in 2007. With it one of its Buddhist members of parliament/priest, Omalpe Thero, resigned and his place was taken by Ranawaka as a national list MP (appointed by

300-565: The Council, which decision, approval or recommendation shall be final and conclusive for all purposes." The Constitutional Council shall meet as frequently as possible when necessary for the performance of its functions, in addition to meeting at least twice a month. A quorum for the meeting of the Constitutional Council is five members. The Speaker shall take the chair of the Constitutional Council, however in his/her absence,

330-810: The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka on 20 October 2015. Sri Lanka also appointed members to Public Service Commission and the Police Commission on the same day. Dharmasena Dissanayake has been appointed the Chairman of the Public Service Commission. the Police Commission media unit said today. Justice Titus Bodhipala Weerasuriya was appointed as the Chairman of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption. The President gave approval for

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360-730: The Kalutara district and entered Taxila Central College after being qualified from the Scholarship Examination. Been an all-rounder at different extra curricular activities, Ranawaka completed the GCE Advanced Level examination ranking first from the Kalutara District to the engineering faculty of the University of Moratuwa where he spent four years as an undergraduate. His family name Achchige

390-754: The Opposition Leader can nominate one person each to the committee from the communities to which the compulsory members do not belong. The Council sits at the Sri Lankan Parliament Building in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte . Constitutional Council (Sri Lanka) The Constitutional Council (CC) is a 10-member constitutional authority in Sri Lanka tasked with maintaining independent commissions and monitoring its affairs. The Constitutional Council

420-688: The President shall be communicated to the Speaker. Members can vacate the office by resigning in the form of writing addressed to the President or can be removed from office by the President when both the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition have formed the opinion that such member is "physically or mentally incapacitated and is unable to function further in office or is convicted by

450-403: The Prime Minister will take over, and in the absence of both the Leader of the Opposition shall take the chair. The Secretary General convenes all meetings of the Constitutional Council, upon the directions of the Chairman. Champika Ranawaka Achchige Patali Champika Ranawaka ( Sinhala : පාඨලී චම්පික රණවක; born 4 August 1965) is a Sri Lankan electrical engineer and a politician. He

480-461: The council on 9 September 2015. Appointed members A. T. Ariyaratne , Radhika Coomaraswamy and Shibly Aziz were nominated to the council on 10 September 2015 and were approved by parliament on 22 September 2015. Appointed members Naganathan Sellvakumaran , Jayantha Dhanapala , and Javed Yusuf was nominated to the council on 19 October 2018. Jayantha Dhanapala resigned from the council in 2020, after 2020 General election Karu Jayasuriya

510-430: The council, its decisions are not binding. The Council recommends members to several independent committees/commissions. These are; The membership of the Parliamentary Council was made up of five members, of whom three are ex officio members and two would be nominated to ensure ethnic representation. The Prime Minister, the Opposition Leader and the Speaker are compulsory members of the committee. The Prime Minister and

540-544: The most important independent election commission, former election Mahinda Deshappriya was elected the chairman. By 15, 9 November out of 10 commissions were established with the promise given to the people from the Maithripala Sirisena and United National Party election manifestos in 2015 elections. Constitutional Council is responsible of giving their recommendations for high ranking posts of government institutions such as: The first such recommendation

570-525: The new reforms to reinstate a new Constitutional Council in 2015 under the Nineteenth Amendment . The independent commissions were established under the Constitutional Council, fulfilling one of the major promises of the United National Party led Opposition candidate Maithripala Sirisena during the 2015 presidential election. The composition of the Constitutional Council consists of ten members, of whom three are ex officio members while

600-411: The one or more candidates proposed to the council by the President. Candidates are endorsed after debate and a secret ballot, they may or may not appear before the council. Once a final decision has been made the council will inform its decision to the President in writing. The council shall submit to the President a report of its activities every three months. It has the power to make rules relating to

630-561: The party and not elected) who was thereafter appointed Cabinet Minister of Environment and Natural Resources by Rajapaksa. Ranawaka contested the 2010 General Election under the UPFA from Colombo District and was placed third place by obtaining 120,333 votes securing membership in the Sri Lanka Parliament and appointed to Minister of Power and Energy. In 2015 General Election Ranawaka contested under UNP from Colombo District. He

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660-461: The performance and discharge of its duties and function. All such rules shall be published in the Gazette and be placed before Parliament. "Subject to the provisions of Article 126, no court shall have the power or jurisdiction to entertain, hear or decide or call in question, on any ground whatsoever, or in any manner whatsoever, any decision of the Council or any approval or recommendation made by

690-488: The power to appoint officers it deems necessary for its functioning upon such terms and conditions as it may determine. The Secretary General to the Constitutional Council is appointed, by the Constitutional Council, for a five-year renewable term. The following independent commissions were established under the Constitutional Council: Dr. Deepika Udagama was appointed as the new Chairperson of

720-406: The remainder of the unexpired term of his/her predecessor. The Speaker shall continue to hold office as a member of the Council for as long as they continue to occupy the office. The members occupying the seats held by the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition shall continue to hold office as members of the Council for as long as they continue to occupy the office, or until such time after

750-630: The rest are appointed. As per Chapter VIIA, Article 41, of the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka, members of the council consists of the following: It is the duty of the speaker, as chairman, to ensure that nominations for appointments to the Constitutional Council's appointed seats (the non ex officio members) are made, whenever an occasion for such nominations arise. Members nominated under sub paragraphs d, e or f "shall be persons of eminence and integrity who have distinguished themselves in public or professional life and who are not members of any political party". All appointments made by

780-433: The university engaged in politics. He was arrested as part of the crackdown student activists during the second JVP insurrection in 1988 and again in 1991. He formed the non-political organization known as 'Janatha Mithuro' with some of his colleagues including Athuraliye Rathana Thero , Nishantha Warnasinghe and Malinda Seneviratne . Janatha Mithuro was criticized for its right-wing anti-Tamil ideology and actions. In

810-607: Was appointed the Minister of Megapolis and Western Development. He resigned on 18 November 2019. In 2008 Ranawaka called the Muslim community in Sri Lanka 'outsiders' sparking widespread protests. In 2012, Ranawaka warned the Tamil people that they would receive a hundred Mullivaikkals if they continued to support the TNA self determination policies. He stated: "One Mullivaikkal

840-506: Was replaced by the new speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardane as the 2nd chairman. Mahinda Rajapaksa and Sajith Premadasa were elected by their position as Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition. Mahindananda Aluthgamage was named as the Presidents nomination. In 2020 20th amendment was passed dissolving the council. In October 2022 Parliament pass the 21st amendment establishing the council back. The Constitutional Council has

870-451: Was the first time in Sri Lanka a Constitutional Council with members represented by many political parties were collectively selected an IGP. Senior DIG Pujih Jayasundara was selected by 5 to 2 vote for the post. The Constitutional Council give recommendations as to who is to be appointed by the President for the high level political offices stated above. The council nominates and gives consents to one candidate to be appointed to office from

900-542: Was to apportionment Gamini Wijesinghe for the post of Auditor General in November 2015. On 10 February 2016, Constitutional Council has recommended the Senior Solicitor General and President's Counsel Jayantha Jayasuriya for the post of Attorney General. Making history in Sri Lanka the Constitutional Council met on 18 April 2016 to make a recommendation for the post of Inspector General of Police. It

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