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SC rejects FR petitions challenging gazette notification Cremation of COVID-19 victims in Muslim and Catholic communities

The Supreme Court (SC) today rejected the examining of 12 Fundamental Rights (FR) petitions filed challenging the gazette notification regarding the cremation of COVID19 victims belonging to Muslim and Catholic communities. The three-judge bench comprising Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya, justices Murdu Fernando and Preethi Padman Surasena commenced hearings on November 30. All Ceylon Makkal Congress (ACMC) Leader MP Rishad Bathiudeen, …

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