Athula Chandraguptha Thenuwara et al. vs Chamal Rajapakse et al. – SC 665/2012-2014

In the case between a group of petitioners, including artists, attorneys-at-law, and Bar Association office bearers, and respondents comprising members of Parliament, the Speaker, and various parties connected to impeachment proceedings against the Chief Justice, the court addressed issues including the Supreme Court’s jurisdiction under Articles 17 and 126 of the Constitution, the justiciability of acts of the Parliamentary Select Committee, and the petitioners’ locus standi. It was held that the appointment of the Parliamentary Select Committee under Order 78A is an administrative act but the petitioners lacked standing and did not establish a violation of their fundamental rights. The principle that not all parliamentary actions are immune from review was reaffirmed, but access to judic