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Saturday, October 6, 2012
Lawyers’
Condemns The Intimidation Of The Judiciary
By Priyantha
Gamage -October 6, 2012
The Members of the Kegalle
Lawyers’ Association categorically condemn the threats,
intimidationand the reported attempts to influence the Judicial
Service Commission and / or its Members by any person of whatever status and
calls to protect the independence of the judiciary and to allow
them to discharge their service
freely.
Chief Justice
It
is in this backdrop, the Members of the Kegalle Lawyers’
Association passed a Resolution at the Special Meeting held on 02nd October
2012 at the Kegalle Law Library, unanimously and unreservedly condemning this
unprecedented and outrageous pressure and persecution.
The
Members of the Kegalle Lawyers’ Association unanimously condemn the various
forms of threats, intimidation and attempts to influence upon the Judiciary,
with the contempt it deserves.
They
expressed their unequivocal solidarity and unconditional trust and confidence in
the present Judiciary and particularly Her Ladyship the Chief
Justice and other Honourable Members of the Judicial
Service Commission,whatever cometh.
The
Lawyers said that they believed in the dire need to safeguard the safety of the
Judiciary, a quintessential organ even in a most rudimentary Democracy; and also
in the pivotal need to protectthe independence of the judiciary
and to allow the same to discharge its service without being intimidated by
influences, threats or undue criticism.
They
unanimously condemned the reported unjustifiable attacks on the Judiciary, the
Judicial Service Commission and their respective Members by certain Media
Institutions and personnel and highlight the need to respect the Law of the land
as well as human dignity and decorum and the solemn need to seek solace of the
amply available provisions of the law rather than engaging in vile, vicious and
vituperative personal slanders and obloquy.
They
categorically deplored the concerted attempts to criticise and condemn the
Judgments of the various levels of Judiciary from the Magistrate’s Courts to the
Apex Court and the apex Judicial Administrative Body in the country through
Media and public protests, specifically quoting the live and lurid incidents in
Mannar, the protest march outside the Parliament against the Supreme Court
ruling on the Draft Bill on Divineguma and the latest Statements of the Judicial
Service Commission.
They
resolved to call upon the
President and the Government of Sri Lanka to, respect the
independence of the Judiciary and to implement the much delayed provisions of
the 17thAmendment to
establish the much needed Independent Commissions.
They
also called upon the Hon. Attorney General and the Inspector General of Police
(I.G.P) to ensure the personal safety of all Members of the Judiciary, to be
vigilant and to take prompt legal action against anyone irrespective of their
colour or calibre for any attempts to bring harm/ defame them in any way,
whatsoever.
They
re-affirmed their unanimous solidarity with the Judicial Service Commission as
well as all the members of the Judiciary of the Island and assure of their
cooperation and contribution towards any action as members of the Legal
Profession to condemn any attempts to thwart the hitherto holy system into a
mockery; to bring the culprits to justice; to uphold the integrity, independence
and impartiality of the judiciary; and to ensure a non-recurrence of this
nature.
We,
the Members of the Kegalle Lawyers’ Association call upon all the Members of
the Legal fraternity to condemn this sordid trend and to unite as
professionals to preserve the right of every citizen to a just and a fair
judicial system and all the integral values of a functioning
democracy.
Secretary
– Priyantha Gamage
THE
RESOLUTION:
The
Members of the Kegalle Lawyers’ Association unanimously passed the following
Resolution at the Special Meeting held on 02nd October 2012 at the Kegalle Law
Library:
We,
the Members of the Kegalle Lawyers’ Association unanimously condemn the various
forms of threats, intimidation and attempts to influence upon the Judiciary,
with the contempt it deserves.
We
express our unequivocal solidarity with and our unconditional trust and
confidence in the present Judiciary and particularly Her Ladyship the Chief
Justice and other Honourable Members of the Judicial Service
Commission, whatever cometh.
We
believe in the dire need to safeguard the safety of the Judiciary, a
quintessential organ of even in a most rudimentary Democracy.
We
firmly believe in the pivotal need to protect the independence
of the judiciary and to allow the same to discharge its service without being
intimidated by influences, threats or undue criticism.
We
also unanimously condemn the reported unjustifiable attacks on the Judiciary,
the Judicial Service Commission and their respective Members by certain Media
Institutions and personnel and highlight the need to respect the Law of the land
as well as human dignity and decorum; and the solemn need to seek solace of the
amply available provisions of the law rather than engaging in vile, vicious and
vituperative personal slanders and obloquy.
We
categorically deplore the concerted attempts to unduly criticise and condemn the
Judgments of the various levels of Judiciary from the Magistrate’s Courts to the
Apex Court and the apex Judicial Administrative Body in the country, through
Media and public protests. We specifically quote the live and lurid incidents in
Mannar, the protest march outside the Parliament against the Supreme Court
ruling on the Draft Bill on Divineguma and the latest Statements of the
Judicial Service Commission.
It
is in this backdrop that, we resolve to call upon the President and the
Government of Sri Lanka to, respect the independence of the Judiciary and to
implement the much delayed provisions of the 17th Amendment to
establish the much needed Independent Commissions.
We
also call upon the Hon. Attorney General and the Inspector General of Police
(I.G.P) to ensure the personal safety of all Members of the Judiciary and to
take prompt legal action against anyone irrespective of their colour or calibre
for any attempts to bring harm on / defame them in any way,
whatsoever.
We
re-affirm our unanimous solidarity with the Judicial Service Commission as well
as all the members of the Judiciary of the Island and assure of our cooperation
and contribution towards any action as members of the Legal Profession to
condemn any attempts to thwart the hitherto holy system into a mockery; to bring
the culprits to justice; to uphold the integrity, independence and impartiality
of the judiciary; and to ensure a non-recurrence of this nature.
We,
the Members of the Kegalle Lawyers’ Association call upon all the Members of the
Legal fraternity to condemn this sordid trend and to unite as professionals to
preserve the right of every citizen to a just and a fair judicial system and all
the integral values of a functioning democracy.
Secretary
Priyantha
Gamage
-On
behalf of the Members of the Kegalle Lawyers’ Association
Lawyers’
Condemns The Intimidation Of The Judiciary
The Members of the Kegalle
Lawyers’ Association categorically condemn the threats,
intimidationand the reported attempts to influence the Judicial
Service Commission and / or its Members by any person of whatever status and
calls to protect the independence of the judiciary and to allow
them to discharge their service
freely.
By Priyantha
Gamage -October 6, 2012
The Members of the Kegalle
Lawyers’ Association categorically condemn the threats,
intimidationand the reported attempts to influence the Judicial
Service Commission and / or its Members by any person of whatever status and
calls to protect the independence of the judiciary and to allow
them to discharge their service
freely.
Chief Justice
It
is in this backdrop, the Members of the Kegalle Lawyers’
Association passed a Resolution at the Special Meeting held on 02nd October
2012 at the Kegalle Law Library, unanimously and unreservedly condemning this
unprecedented and outrageous pressure and persecution.
The
Members of the Kegalle Lawyers’ Association unanimously condemn the various
forms of threats, intimidation and attempts to influence upon the Judiciary,
with the contempt it deserves.
They
expressed their unequivocal solidarity and unconditional trust and confidence in
the present Judiciary and particularly Her Ladyship the Chief
Justice and other Honourable Members of the Judicial
Service Commission,whatever cometh.
The
Lawyers said that they believed in the dire need to safeguard the safety of the
Judiciary, a quintessential organ even in a most rudimentary Democracy; and also
in the pivotal need to protectthe independence of the judiciary
and to allow the same to discharge its service without being intimidated by
influences, threats or undue criticism.
They
unanimously condemned the reported unjustifiable attacks on the Judiciary, the
Judicial Service Commission and their respective Members by certain Media
Institutions and personnel and highlight the need to respect the Law of the land
as well as human dignity and decorum and the solemn need to seek solace of the
amply available provisions of the law rather than engaging in vile, vicious and
vituperative personal slanders and obloquy.
They
categorically deplored the concerted attempts to criticise and condemn the
Judgments of the various levels of Judiciary from the Magistrate’s Courts to the
Apex Court and the apex Judicial Administrative Body in the country through
Media and public protests, specifically quoting the live and lurid incidents in
Mannar, the protest march outside the Parliament against the Supreme Court
ruling on the Draft Bill on Divineguma and the latest Statements of the Judicial
Service Commission.
They
resolved to call upon the
President and the Government of Sri Lanka to, respect the
independence of the Judiciary and to implement the much delayed provisions of
the 17thAmendment to
establish the much needed Independent Commissions.
They
also called upon the Hon. Attorney General and the Inspector General of Police
(I.G.P) to ensure the personal safety of all Members of the Judiciary, to be
vigilant and to take prompt legal action against anyone irrespective of their
colour or calibre for any attempts to bring harm/ defame them in any way,
whatsoever.
They
re-affirmed their unanimous solidarity with the Judicial Service Commission as
well as all the members of the Judiciary of the Island and assure of their
cooperation and contribution towards any action as members of the Legal
Profession to condemn any attempts to thwart the hitherto holy system into a
mockery; to bring the culprits to justice; to uphold the integrity, independence
and impartiality of the judiciary; and to ensure a non-recurrence of this
nature.
We,
the Members of the Kegalle Lawyers’ Association call upon all the Members of
the Legal fraternity to condemn this sordid trend and to unite as
professionals to preserve the right of every citizen to a just and a fair
judicial system and all the integral values of a functioning
democracy.
Secretary
– Priyantha Gamage
THE
RESOLUTION:
The
Members of the Kegalle Lawyers’ Association unanimously passed the following
Resolution at the Special Meeting held on 02nd October 2012 at the Kegalle Law
Library:
We,
the Members of the Kegalle Lawyers’ Association unanimously condemn the various
forms of threats, intimidation and attempts to influence upon the Judiciary,
with the contempt it deserves.
We
express our unequivocal solidarity with and our unconditional trust and
confidence in the present Judiciary and particularly Her Ladyship the Chief
Justice and other Honourable Members of the Judicial Service
Commission, whatever cometh.
We
believe in the dire need to safeguard the safety of the Judiciary, a
quintessential organ of even in a most rudimentary Democracy.
We
firmly believe in the pivotal need to protect the independence
of the judiciary and to allow the same to discharge its service without being
intimidated by influences, threats or undue criticism.
We
also unanimously condemn the reported unjustifiable attacks on the Judiciary,
the Judicial Service Commission and their respective Members by certain Media
Institutions and personnel and highlight the need to respect the Law of the land
as well as human dignity and decorum; and the solemn need to seek solace of the
amply available provisions of the law rather than engaging in vile, vicious and
vituperative personal slanders and obloquy.
We
categorically deplore the concerted attempts to unduly criticise and condemn the
Judgments of the various levels of Judiciary from the Magistrate’s Courts to the
Apex Court and the apex Judicial Administrative Body in the country, through
Media and public protests. We specifically quote the live and lurid incidents in
Mannar, the protest march outside the Parliament against the Supreme Court
ruling on the Draft Bill on Divineguma and the latest Statements of the
Judicial Service Commission.
It
is in this backdrop that, we resolve to call upon the President and the
Government of Sri Lanka to, respect the independence of the Judiciary and to
implement the much delayed provisions of the 17th Amendment to
establish the much needed Independent Commissions.
We
also call upon the Hon. Attorney General and the Inspector General of Police
(I.G.P) to ensure the personal safety of all Members of the Judiciary and to
take prompt legal action against anyone irrespective of their colour or calibre
for any attempts to bring harm on / defame them in any way,
whatsoever.
We
re-affirm our unanimous solidarity with the Judicial Service Commission as well
as all the members of the Judiciary of the Island and assure of our cooperation
and contribution towards any action as members of the Legal Profession to
condemn any attempts to thwart the hitherto holy system into a mockery; to bring
the culprits to justice; to uphold the integrity, independence and impartiality
of the judiciary; and to ensure a non-recurrence of this nature.
We,
the Members of the Kegalle Lawyers’ Association call upon all the Members of the
Legal fraternity to condemn this sordid trend and to unite as professionals to
preserve the right of every citizen to a just and a fair judicial system and all
the integral values of a functioning democracy.
Secretary
Priyantha
Gamage
-On
behalf of the Members of the Kegalle Lawyers’ Association
