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Ceylon Petroleum Corporation Chairman fired; Hedging agreement suspended
How a person that has not passed even Advanced Level signed an agreement like this on behalf of the country, asks Chief Justice
(Lanka-e-News, November 29, 2008 11.00 AM) Chief Justice Sarath N. Silva issued an interim injunction yesterday (28) suspending duties of Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) Chairman who signed the petroleum hedging agreement and ordered to appoint a new Chairman.

The Chief Justice directed the President to take over the CPC and appoint a Chairman or to appoint the Secretary of the Ministry of Finance to the post until a new Chairman is appointed.
The Chief Justice issued these orders as two rights petitions, one filed by the group Ven Thiniyawala Palitha Thero, Counsel Ravi Jayawardhana and MP Ravi Karunanayaka and another filed by K.H. Wegapitiya, the Chairman of LAUGFS were taken for consideration today.

Minister of Petroleum and Petroleum Resources A.H.M. Fowsie, CPC Chairman Asantha de Mel, Treasury Secretary Sumith Amarasinghe, the Finance Minister and the Attorney General were the respondents of the two fundamental rights petitions.
Corrupt Ministers should be exposed
The Supreme Court directed the Treasury to review the massive amounts of taxes levied from fuel and to produce a new formula to reduce prices at the next hearing.

Stating that corrupt Ministers should be exposed, the Chief Justice Sarath N. Silva asked how a person that had not passed even Advanced Level signed an agreement like this on behalf of the country. He expressed displeasure over the Minister of Petroleum and Petroleum Resources for safeguarding such drastic acts.

The Chief Justice advised that the government or the cabinet should not go for such agreements.

Lanka-e-News first exposed the damage to the country due to the hedging deal and the other corruptions of the CPC Chairman.
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Being a fast bowler Asantha De Mel bowled a dusra to all Sri Lankan's which will benefit him and his associates only. But CJ bowled a Asantha's style of bowling a fast one to send him home. What about the Minister? Chairman should obtain a approval from parliment or atleast the minister. More over minister himself told that the hedging will continue. So why not actions against the minister. Because chairman was appointed by the minister. For appointing a uneducated person to a bigger seat and approving and doing a blunder at CPC he also should be punished. Can CJ appoint a committee to look into the losses incurred by the CPC during the sacked chairman's tenure. A very BIG thanks to all who put their time and effort in htis issue.
Posted By: Siraj
Where are the M.Chindana supporters ? Are they dump ? This is happening every government offices including so called war. This has been highligted and justice is done , if not for going to the supreme court. Otherwise everybody will be in dark not knowing what to do. Must bring all the culprits to the book whoever may be.
Posted By: silva
Can someone provide me the personal email address of Hon. Chief Justice Sarath N. Silva - One of the great sons of Srilanka? Vishvajith
Posted By: Vishvajith Perera
Wow can be a chairman of such origination even did not pass a/l, how cool is this, all the best for the guys who a still in school now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted By: prasanth fernando
It is indeed a victory of common people. Even minister to be sacked, but the stupid constitution of the country doesn’t allow the law to be clash with the Supreme Court. But at least this is okay for the time being. These traitors almost suck the blood of people almost more than a year covering behind so called hedging Thanks a lot for the true people loving gentleman’s who work towards this to be a cusses . And really believe all stolen monies to be collected and these people to be send to life, behind bars giving a lesson to other corrupt ministers and their supporters too
Posted By: Chandana- China
Totally agree with CJ. It's not only CPC chairman but rest of the gang too have not passed GCE AL. The only qualification is they being henchaiyas of currupted ploticos. It is high time that any govt. should appoint qualified people as ministry chairmen - Wicky-Dammam
Posted By: Gamitha Wickrematunge
Dear Lanka E News readers, please click "Sinhala" on top (if interested) and read the comments which are given mostly in English/Singlish. There are nearly 150 comments!
Posted By: I.O. Sirisena
BRAVOOOOOOOO we salute our judiciary system.
Posted By: S.B.EKANAYAKE
Hon.Chief Justice Sarath N. Silva,We need a healer&teacher...You are the only one....
Posted By: Susantha Siyambalapitiya
Thanks Mr. Ravi Karunanayake, GOOD WORK. please concentrate your capacity to do these kind of realistic things rather than doing meaningless political jokes like alternative budgets,etc. This is how a politition can serve the nation.
Posted By: Chamila
Well done! But Asnantha is only one out of hundred. Almost all the chairman's of our staututary boards or government owned establishments have this type of uneducated chairmans. Why not remeove them? For an example a person who appointed as a chairman of airport and aviation services do havoks and try to ruin the establishment with the blessing of minister in charge and the president himself. The stupid and uneducated politicians will never remove them, instead next time they will appoint them to some other place. There whould be a qualification level to every body including the politicians and chairmans and the members of the board of directors etc etc... sanjaya from doha
Posted By: sanjaya gunathilake
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