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MR's term from November 2010
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Colombo News Desk CND on 02 February, 2010 11:44:00
 
The communiqué making the determination was sent to the President’s office
today, the spokesman for the President’s office Lucien Rajakarunanayake told
Daily Mirror online.
“The Supreme Court communiqué has reached the President’s office today and
it states that President Mahinda Rajapakse’s second term will begin on
November 19, 2010,” Mr. Rajakarunanayake told Daily Mirror online.
A seven judge Bench of the Supreme Court on Monday took up the reference made by
President elect Mahinda Rajapakse seeking the opinion on the question as to when
his second term of office as President would start and end.
The Bench comprised Chief Justice Asoka de Silva, Justices Shirani A.
Bandaranayake, Jagath Balapatabendi, K. Sripavan, P.A. Ratnayake, Chandra
Ekanayake and S.I. Imam.
Attorney General Mohan Peiris with Deputy Solicitor General Jayantha Jayasuriya
and Senior State Counsel Nerin Pulle and A.H.M.D.Nawaz maintained that the date
the President has to assume office as being November 19, 2010.
President’s Counsel D.S. Wijesinghe appearing for intervenient petitioner
Mendis Rohanadeera and President’s Counsel Nihal Jayamanne appearing for
intervenient Petitioner Sarath Kongahage maintained that the date the President
has to assume office as being November 19, 2011.
They contended that the incumbent President sought the mandate from people for a
further term of office of Presidency for 6 years. They maintained that the
people had given him the mandate of first term of his office for 6 years and
that it cannot be abridged or truncated.