Srilanka, May 8 -- A Fundamental Rights petition has been filed before the Supreme Court, seeking an order to invalidate the Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) recently signed between Sri Lanka and India.

A group of petitioners, including Dr. Gunadasa Amarasekara, filed this petition, naming Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, members of the Cabinet of Ministers, the Attorney General, and several others as respondents.

Seven MoUs between India and Sri Lanka, covering several key sectors, were exchanged on April 5 at the Presidential Secretariat in the presence of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The petitioners alleged that the recently signed MoUs are contrary to the Constitution of Sri Lan...