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20th Amendment requires referendum after gaining two-thirds majority : Supreme Court.

20th Amendment
Source: Daily News

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By Madhura Seneviratne

Source: Daily Mirror



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The Supreme Court had ruled that some clauses of the 20th Amendment were inconsistent with the Constitution and therefore, it requires a referendum after gaining two-thirds majority in Parliament, Speaker Karu Jayasuriya told Parliament yesterday (19/09).


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