By Shehan Chamika Silva
Making a special application Kalinga Indatissa PC today said that the President has faulted when extending the PCoI proceeding in April 27, therefore the evidence led after that date up to July 25 has no authority as per the PCoI Act.
He said the PCoI had been appointed on January 27, 2017 for three months of period. Later, in April the President had extended the Proceedings of the Commission for another three months without issuing a Gazette.
PC said the extension should be made through a Gazette as per law, and the President has faulted on that occasion. He said the second extension on July 25 however made through a Gazette.
However, replying to the submission, ASG Dappula de Livera said that the section 4 of the PCoI Act provides provisions on such instances and the president has sufficiently complied with them when extending the PCoI proceedings.
The Attorney General’s Department was of the view that there was no absolute requirement of a Gazette in extending the PCoI proceedings.
Meanwhile, Kalinga Indatissa yesterday also withdrew his representation of Mr. Aloysius and made a fresh application to represent Perpetual Capital Holdings only.
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