A petition has been filed before the Supreme Court (SC) challenging the Bill presented to the Parliament by the Government seeking to revoke the privileges of former Presidents.

The petition has been submitted by Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Administrative Secretary Renuka Perera. The Attorney General has been named as the respondent in the petition.

The Presidents’ Entitlements (Repeal) Bill, which seeks to repeal the Presidents’ Entitlements Act, was presented to the Parliament by the Minister of Justice, attorney Harshana Nanayakkara on 7 August.

On 31 July, the said Bill was gazetted. The Bill was drafted to revoke special privileges extended to former Presidents and their widows.

Earlier, last month, the Cabinet of Minister also granted approval to the proposal to gazette and present the draft Bill formulated to amend the Presidents Entitlements Act, No. 4 of 1986 in the Parliament.