SC halts proceedings of petitions against Anti-Terrorism Draft Bill

By A. J. A. Abeynayake

The Supreme Court yesterday halted the proceedings of all petitions against the Anti-Terrorism Draft Bill.

The three-judge bench led by Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya announced that since the Speaker of the parliament had confirmed that the relevant Bill in question had not been presented to Parliament yet, the court could not have a hearing thereon.