Sri Lanka, Aug. 6 -- The ThirdReading of the Sri Lanka Electricity (Amendment) Bill, was passed in Parliament, with a majority of 96 votes this evening (6).

A total of 121 MPs voted in favour of the bill while 25 voted against it.

The third reading of the Sri Lanka Electricity (Amendment) Bill is currently underway and will be followed by the third reading vote.

The Bill, which was presented in Parliament earlier this year by the government, was also challenged in the Supreme Court following petitions filed by several parties including the Ceylon Electricity Board Engineers' Union.

Accordingly, following the hearing of the petitions filed against the Bill, the determination of the Supreme Court was forwarded to the Speaker of House. ...