Speaker to announce the Supreme Court decision on 18th Amendment in Sri Lanka parliament today

The Speaker of Sri Lanka parliament will announce the Supreme Court's decision on the proposed 18th Amendment to the Constitution when the parliament meets today.

Following Article 122 of the Constitution, Sri Lanka Supreme Court delivered its decision on the proposed amendments to the country's Constitution to the President and the Speaker on September 01, 24 hours after they were presented to the highest court.
A five-judge bench of Supreme Court took up the Draft Bill approved by the Cabinet to decide whether the proposed amendments are consistent with the Constitution.
The main amendments to the Constitution are the deletion of clause 2 of article 31 which specifies term limits on Executive Presidency, appointment of a five-member Parliamentary Council in place of the Constitutional Council specified by the 17th Amendment and permission for President to attend parliament once in three months.
Following the Speaker's announcement today on the Order Paper of the parliament, the Draft Bill will be presented tomorrow to the legislature by Prime Minister D.M. Jayaratne for debate. The legislature will vote on the bill after the debate at the end of day's proceedings.
The ruling alliance is confident of passing the Bill with a two-third majority in the 225-member parliament with at least 160 votes in favor.
Meanwhile, the parliament is also to debate on the extension of Emergency Regulations for another month when it convenes today.