AG tells SC 22nd Amendment does not require referendum

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Colombo, Sep. 3 (Daily Mirror) - The Attorney General yesterday informed the Supreme Court that the proposed 22nd Amendment to the Constitution does not seek to amend any of the entrenched provisions specified in Article 83 of the Constitution and, therefore, does not require approval at a referendum. Solicitor General Viraj Dayaratne, appearing for the Attorney General, made these submissions…