Sri Lanka, Sept. 23 -- A Special Determination petition challenging the constitutionality of the bill titled "Twentieth Amendment to the Constitution" was filed before the Supreme Court yesterday.

Petitioner Indika Gallage, an attorney-at-law is seeking a declaration that the bill in whole or in part thereby requires the approval by people at a referendum and requires a two-thirds majority in Parliament.

The petitioner stated that a bill titled "Twentieth Amendment to the Constitution" was published in the supplement issued on September 2,2020 to the part two of the gazette notification issued on August 28, 2020 and has been placed on Order Paper of the Parliament on September 22, 2020.

This special determination petition was filed thr...