http://www.lankanewstoday.com/the-president%e2%80%99s-first-term Sri Lanka News Wed, 26 Jan 2011 06:59:52 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 http://www.lankanewstoday.com/the-president%e2%80%99s-first-term/comment-page-1#comment-6184 why the Supreme Court is wrong - UKTamilNews.com Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:56:31 +0000 http://www.lankanewstoday.com/?p=7567#comment-6184 [...] Seven Judges of the Supreme Court are reported to have conveyed to the President their opinion that his first term of office will extend until 19 November 2010, on which day his second term will commence. Acting on this opinion, the President will presumably not take his oath or make his affirmation, which the Constitution requires him to do within two weeks of the commencement of his second term. He is no doubt aware that under article 38 of the Constitution, failure to assume office within the prescribed period renders the office of President vacant…………   http://www.lankanewstoday.com/the-president%E2%80%99s-first-term [...] [...] Seven Judges of the Supreme Court are reported to have conveyed to the President their opinion that his first term of office will extend until 19 November 2010, on which day his second term will commence. Acting on this opinion, the President will presumably not take his oath or make his affirmation, which the Constitution requires him to do within two weeks of the commencement of his second term. He is no doubt aware that under article 38 of the Constitution, failure to assume office within the prescribed period renders the office of President vacant…………   http://www.lankanewstoday.com/the-president%E2%80%99s-first-term [...]

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