Sri Lanka's top court says China-backed Port City Bill 'inconsistent' with Constitution


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Sri Lanka's top court says China-backed Port City Bill 'inconsistent' with Constitution Sri Lanka's top court says China-backed Port City Bill 'inconsistent' with Constitution Author : ANI 17:25:10hrs Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 18 (ANI): Sri Lanka's Supreme Court on Tuesday determined that some clauses in the China-backed Port City Economic Commission Bill are "inconsistent" with the country's Constitution. However, the top court added that these clauses can be made valid if amended. Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena told Parliament that the apex court had determined that certain provisions of the Port City Economic Commission Bill are inconsistent with the Constitution, and...