King Mahinda gets his agent back in the treasury.

[AtulaSiriwardane]

P.B gets relief from Supreme Court to resume office

The Supreme Court, by a majority vote, has granted relief to former treasury secretary Dr. P.B Jayasundara seeking permission to resume office as the treasury secretary. During the hearing six judges approved the move while one was dissenting.
The Bench comprised Chief Justice Asoka de Silva, Justice Dr. (Ms.) Shirani Bandaranayake, Justice (Ms.) Shiranee Thilakawardane, Justice Saleem Marsoof PC, Justice Jagath Balapatabendi, Justice K. Sripavan, Justice P.A. Rathnayake.
The former Secretary to the Treasury made the application seeking to relieve him from an affidavit tendered to the Supreme Court in the Fundamental Rights Application against the Privatization of the Lanka Marine Service Ltd.(LMSL).
The former Secretary to the Treasury filed the motion seeking to relieve him from an affidavit dated October 16, 2008 given to the Court stating that he would not in future accept any offices in the Government. The former Secretary to the Treasury stated in his motion that the President had requested him that his service as the Secretary to the Treasury and the Secretary to the Ministry of Finance and Planing was required in the national interest.
The petitioner, however, stated that the affidavit submitted to the Supreme Court in pursuant to a court order in the aftermath of the delivery of the judgment in the LMSL Rights plea barred him from accepting any office in the Government. (SSS)



Comments
I too salute the lady Judge who stood by her convictions and refused to get dragged into political meddling in judicial functions.

Posted By: Rathanavali
Democracy in Sri Lankan judiciary. Journalists are languishing in jail for their writings while convited persons of fraud are frr to take up post to do more harm.

Posted By: Randeniya
Congrats PBJ. Now no one can stop you. You can go to your destiny as well take VIP politicians there. Development will happen faster than the speed of a rocket. Am I talking of the development of the country.. NO That is the corruption and kickbacks for VIP pliticians and their families.

Posted By: arasoysa
PBJ will now go to the Malwatta and Asgiriya Maha Nayakas and get their blessings to proceed with his mission of swindling the country with complete immnity from arrest and prosecution.

Posted By: An Interested Sri Lankan
sorry.com sri lanka

Posted By: basi
Great !!! Indispensible ?????????????? Would the Government close down if this man dies ????????????

Posted By: Steven
Congratulations. Your Ladyship, for your brave decision. People of the country know how PBJ acted in the past.

Posted By: Dr.M
It goes to prove that Sri Lanka cannot do without rogues and liars. Many more shady characters with political links will file revision action in Supreme to over rule decisions against the rogues. Hooray for sri lanka.

Posted By: Dandy
Convicted criminal PB must have been sent to jail in the first place. That was the mistake of the previous decision.

Posted By: BP
Dina.. Now he can make 1000 times more than the fine he paid... SO THIS PROVES BEYOND REASONABLE DOUBT THAT THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY IS CORRECT ABOUT THE BAD THINGS HAPPENING IN SRI LANKA...WHOM CAN ONE GO TO IN SRI LANKA IF THEY ARE WRONGED... WE SHOULD WHOLLY SUPPORT THE HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANISATIONS HERE THAT ARE SUPPORTED BY THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY

Posted By: ash
A sad day for Sri Lanka. The door is now open for others. Congratulations Lady Judge. Let's get Sarath Silva back.

Posted By: gamarala
Acountry without constitutinal council, A CJ who was appointed with president's please, we can immagine the way legal system, unbiasness, transperancy and verdict go on, How long these jokers rule our country??????????

Posted By: Eranga Dias
So it goes that the 'right' Dr's like Dr Tiruchelvam, and Dayan Jayatilleke are OUT, and And the 'wrong' Dr's like Dr PB and Dr Mervyn are IN. Someone please open the President's eyes! God Bless my country!!

Posted By: tp
"Congratulations. We need people of his calibre to serve the nation. Good decision by the Supreme Court."Yes we need more people to ruin the country soon. Then we can archive so called new Siri Lanka very soon.

Posted By: ranjith
THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE MAN. WE BLESSED THE PRESENT GOVT. FOR DEFEATING THE TERRORISM AND EXPECTED THAT THEY WILL DRIVE THE COUNTRY IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION BUT WITH DECISION FROM THE COURT CAN UNDERSTAND HOW CORRUPTED THE SRILANKAN POLITICS ARE. WITHOUT GOVT'S BLESSINGS NOTHING CAN BE DONE IN SRILANLKA. THIS IS A WORLD FAMOUS SHAME TO THE LEGAL AND POLITICAL SYSTEM IN THIS BEAUTIFUL ISLAND. JAYASUNDARA IS A ROGUE IT WAS PROVED AT THE EARLIER COURT DECISION WHAT IS HAPPENING NOW? THIS IS APOLITICAL DECISION OF THIS GOVERNMENT. SHAME ON U.

Posted By: jaye
Now that we know the credibility of the SC in this country, why not file a case to cancel all decisions taken by former CJ Mr.Silva? It is then easy for every one.

Posted By: wicky
Can we have this same bench pass judgement on Tissaverasingham ??

Posted By: Pukasir
ALL BANDITS AND THUGS ARE WELCOME.......LET'S BUILD THE NATION ! THOSE OF YOU WHO SEEMS TO LOVE THIS MAN FOR HIS DISHONESTY ARE THE SAD POLITICAL SUCKERS OF THIS COUNTRY.YOU DESERVE WHAT YOU GET FROM A DISHONEST PACK OF THIEVES. COST OF LIVING AND THE WAISTLINES OF THE MINISTERS GO UP WHILE THE PEOPLE SUFFER SILENTLY. THE FOOLS ARE STILL CRYING HOSANNA TO THE DISHONEST !

Posted By: sujith
I am not concerned about Dr PBJ I am worried about the original two judges now changing their stance. Who asked them to change their judgement? May be THE GOOD LORD down here? Pity it is we Sri Lankans will keep chewing betel and spitting all over the place.

Posted By: Emmanuel Philip
Can not comment as Sarath Silva the former CJ was also a controversial personality. Some are of the opinion that the sentance on PBJ was personal as PBJ refused to allocate funds to meet proposed salary,allowances hike recommended by CJ at that time.

Posted By: Cheap Justice
My God!!!!!!!!We CAN NOT BELIEVE-- WHERE THE INDEPEDENT JUDICIARY GONE?????????WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO ORDINARY MASS OF THIS COUNTRY

Posted By: Ranasinghe
Sumal Perera of Access can re appeal again for Waters eadge case because last time court turn down saying they do not want to change decession given by previous CJ.If they can change now previous CJ's decession on PBJ. Why not for Sumal Perera.

Posted By: ARUNA PERERA
No one should be astonished with decisions like this.
But more amazing decisions are yet to come.
The pathetik situation here is there isn't a single Genuine Buddhist monk, who can preach that simplest buddha's words to masses and CONVINCE THEM about commiting "Sins" and about Karma. What a shame as a country ?

Posted By: Banda
I am happy...may Sri Lanka go on like this...at least I will die laughing!

Posted By: K.C. John
Oh Gosh!, God save the country !

Posted By: Np
This not funny but the way things happen in Sri Lanka lets learn to accept this.

Posted By: Sunil
Justice is making history in sri lanka. Maybe they should re-difine law for the future.

Posted By: Dee
Now satelite can appeal for her 3 million! Very soon MR will be MGR and curruption legalised. Are we going forward or backwards?

Posted By: Ranjit
It is no point now trying to get justice. The days are not too far for the people themselves to wake up and decide what ought to be done. A particular party or a group or the media can not do it. It is us who will have to decide. Await justice!!! - Cynthia -

Posted By: Cynthia Pietersz
This is the law in SriLanka. Even the judgement can be changed, you mean to say that former CJ is not competent to hold that post?, very soon all the cases handled by former CJ will come for reappeal including our former president CBK. but I doubt that CBK will get relief as the MR is against her.

Posted By: Roshan
SC grants a death sentance for the economy!

Posted By: Shevon Perera
What I can not understand is, Where is the "Aathma Gaurawaya" of this man.

Posted By: W. A Jayatilaka
Mr President, pl open your eyes and see. Contratulations my brave lady

Posted By: sunil
Can court reverse Tissa Judgement as well ?

Posted By: J Rajan
Let this be a landmark case.This case can be cited by any crook serving sentences in jail to get out of prison.But mind you.You must have the 'Right' connection.Happy news for all the former and future crooks.Good luck to Sri Lanka.

Posted By: suriya
Mr. Vasu Deva are you going to resign? x? cynthia x?

Posted By: Cynthia Pietersz

 

[AtulaSiriwardane]

Mr. President - You have done a good job up to now which has even die hards like us standing up for u. Dont let down your self and the judiciary by such ugly acts. THis is ugly.

Posted By: Lalith
Hats off to the Lady judge who had the courage to show some Principles. What is happening to the Judiciary of this country a mockery of everything ?

Posted By: Lula
What is the difference between Dr. PBJ and Dr. Mervin Silva. Do both of them have (PHD's)Permanent head damages .

Posted By: Lula
The way PBJ has shamelessly made a comeback, makes me wonder he and Dr. Dutugemunu has obtained their doctorates from the same place.

Posted By: Chandra
While we will forever appreciate MR and Co for allowing the armed forces to rid this country of terrorism, it appears that it is all he is good for. Too bad the masses will be blinded and vote for the long term detriment of this beautiful country. At one time SL could look to the hardworking, capable grassroots organizers to keep things going despite a corrupt regime, but alas this too has been eroded what with incompetent model/tv personalities and thug/perverts taking these positions as well.

Posted By: Jehan
My dear friends Vimal weerawansa and Wasudeva, Where are you now ? Both of you were bitterly against this so called expert PB. Now what do you say ?

Posted By: sureika Bandaranaike
another sad day for sri lanka.this idiot will rot in hell for the destruction of public money. hope you can sleep well at night. judges are set of jokers. why not supreme court operating from presidential palace. white collar criminals like this allways get away.

Posted By: priyantha
This is very funny. This proves two things. One is if you have the political backing you can get away with even murder in SL. Other thing is even judiciary is partial and catering to politics. We are feeding the international community with so much negative facts and protesting when they crticise us. Even a 5th grader can undrstand this.

Posted By: NE
Oh! Gosh! End of economic progress for the country for rest of the years.If one checks the recent economic progress in SL, noticeable achievements (Single digit Inflation and interest rates)were in 2004 and 2009 in both instances the learnered Dr. was out of this office. In 2004 Mr.Charitha Ratwatte (non economist)managed to achieve many more, holding this office. Surely SL can continue without him as Treasury Sec.

Posted By: Avindra-Doha
You are acquitted by law, but it doesn't articulate of the deceptive concuct. Restrospect, Sri Lankan scapegoats are eveready to welcome any bandit. Political affiliations are the bane of the country.

Posted By: A. Kankanange
Oh my Dear not again as the secretary of the treasury. what a mistake again by MR to ruin the Country! after all this is Sri Lanka. Everybody knows this.But not commenting. Sarath Silva

Posted By: Sarath Silva
Sri Lanka on the path to dictatorship..........and now a well defined "failed state". a government officer found guilty of corruption and depriving the treasury of funds and fined for this charge can resume his service to the nation as the head of the ministry of finance, volla!

Posted By: milinda ratnayake
Sanity has prevailed, welcome back PBJ

Posted By: Suj
when supreme court also act based on voting... great to see how flexible and convenient justice system we have.... Other countries should learn from us... Now way is open for more people do same thing with voting.. great

Posted By: lasantha
I do not know the legal position of this matter. But I am very happy for this great man of our country. Who is there without a blame in this Universe. But here is a man who did lot to the country despite few mistakes. Dr PBJ this is a process to refine you and purify you. I am sure when you now start your public sector career you will be a more refined person. Continue with your good work Sir. My prayers are with you.

Posted By: Premakumar
welL! IN MY PREVIOES COMMENT I DID MENTION THE 7 PANEL IN SUPREME COURT WILL GIVE THIS RULEING. OF COURSE THE NUMBERS DID CHANGE FROM 4 TO 6 .IT WAS QUIT OBVIOUS THE PERSON WHO WAS NOMINATED FOR THIS POST HAD TO BENT BACKWARDS .FOR THE FAVOUR GRANTED . SO GOD HELP SRI LANKA UNDER THIS REGEIM

Posted By: MAHINDA
This is what we all expected. A further addendum should be to the judgment as follows: All the legal expenses and related expenditure of the defendant should be settled by the plaintiff who has falsely filled a case against so called doctor. God only serve our country!!

Posted By: Marikkar
Fine a rouge gets the right to rob off common peoples money... congrats Mr. President you are setting a nice example and showing the way of theft, May be thousands of lives were sacrificed for this, the rouges to rule.... May be the 'Helping Hambanthota' was not lie at all... Only people with common interest can get together... Showing your true color Mr. President...

Posted By: AMI
Congratulations. We need people of his calibre to serve the nation. Good decision by the Supreme Court.

Posted By: Ananda D.
OMG!! They just proved the fact the SC too does not have a back bone. We have to seek the Justice from "Above". RIP

Posted By: spa
Good Show by the supreme court, Sarath Silva may be cursing after hearing this. Why not reverse the decision giving John Keells what they were enjoying before. Surely JKH must get a relief like this as well. It has become a joke at present with regard to this so called judgements. This helps the international community to comment on our supreme court.

Posted By: MHAK
Dr. PBJ congratulations! Now let the press dig into the past of Amarasekera who gave the land to JKH and then went to court against it!! Truth has prevailed at last!

Posted By: silva
PBJ was not ordered to give an affidavit by the Court - they said "he may consider" giving the affidavit. He was under no complusion. he clearly gave the undertaking because he was running scared. He got away with it this time because the SC wished to have separation of powers - Executive & Judiciary. Nevertheless, watch out corruption. Perhaps those of you in t he know should buy some JKH shares NOW

Posted By: faraz shauketaly
There is a big fraud committed in LMS but surprise no offenders. In fact Mr Vasudeva Nanayakkarara and Amarasekara have to be punished by SC severely as they have misled SC and general public.JKH please go to SC to get your LMS back with reasonable compensation.Owner Ceylon Distellaries, please rush to SC and get Insurance Corporation back with compensation. good chance.

Posted By: samare
Fraudsters get relief, but honest journalists get the other way " 20 years Jail " . An island of UNEQUAL JUSTICE. Viva Sri Lanka

Posted By: Thomas
Ela Kiri...

Posted By: Kusal _P
This is the biggest joke of the century. Man who himself has said he want serve the public again, as he was punished by former bench of the SC, now is going to walk back into his former position to do more harm to the country and support crooks. It is best we have a referendum on PBJ and the people will reject him totally. He is an unwanted character in the country. It is a shame to have him back whoever who wants him. Has politic crept into the legal system of the country. I salute the lady Justice who opposed to accept the decision.

Posted By: Dina
Has the court allowed him to claim the fine he paid also?

Posted By: Dina
My Great Respect My Ladyship!

Posted By: Nimalika Diltukshi
Best thing is people of Sri Lanka must send MR & his government home very soon,he can do only wars but not rulling the country,same thing happen like curchill.

Posted By: Gamunmu
PB, Now try to repeat same without fear. Pay the fine and come back to `serve the country`.

Posted By: Senarath P
Sri Lanka's day of shame! Before long there would be cases filed against the SC judges and who knows they may end up in jail! This govt is carrying on due to its popularity among ordinary people who do not care about the independence of judiciary, economy and international realtions. Yesterday at the UN, both Iranian president and Libiyan dictator spoke and many walked out of the room in protest. We are slowly but surely getting isolated from the rest of the civilized world due our own stupid actions and only the blind supporters of this regime can't see it. In our country former terrorists are ministers and chief ministers while journalists are in jail for writing what they believe. Once people lose the faith on judiciary there will be chaos in the country.

Posted By: Manilal
God bless mr.punchi banda Please takecare our Surplus Treasury.

Posted By: td
The accquitted must now re-claim the fine. Must re-claim it with interest and a penality for wrongfully being fined. THis will be followed by the CPC hedging fiasco where the senior management was suspended for getting the wrong hedge. De Mell too must be reinstated and compensated for unlawful dissmissal with an apology from the Supreme Court. Howabout Harry J and Susanth R for their part in the crime for so called privatization of LMS an Insurance Corp...What is good for the goose is good for tha gander too and I guess all these folk will seriously think of demanding a 7 judge bench for an appeal...

Posted By: Upul Arunajith
Wonder all those who were convicted by the Supreme Court can go back and get the judgments CHANGED! Very Funny!

Posted By: Maqshood
what a joke . why have courts and judges. might as well the politicians do this as well. pbj what a honourable man you are to put in this request. ho mother lanka what do we have

Posted By: nelun
LOL, THIS IS AN ABSOLUTE COMICAL CIRCUS.VERY SOON 20 MILLION PEOPLE ARE GOING TO LOOSE THEIR BIRTH RIGHT.

Posted By: Jehan
President said .this 'An owl cannot see in the day, a crow cannot see in the night, an illeterate cannot see in the day and in the night. This president has a depth of understanding of his vote bank that is full of illeterate. He will fool them in the day and in the night because he knows well that these people cannot see the light or the dark. He will continue fool these poor voters;and they will gleefully elect keep him. What a pity for this great counry.

Posted By: Donald
I do not know the law points behind this case. But I can understand one thing; i.e a person who has been judged by the court as a corrupted person been ameded by the same court as a non courrupted person. The only difference is different judgers, As a citizan of this country, I thought the court is the only place that it has not been courupted. This is a shame on our country. Now poor citizan dont have a place to rely on. Shame on you law makers and shame on you Mr, President. You all have put our country in to a bad position

Posted By: Indika Perera

 

[GihanFX]

Atula why we need to see other peoples comments here ? we dont care what they say and i think its better u only post the content and leave the rest for Elakiri members

 

[AtulaSiriwardane]

Atula why we need to see other peoples comments here ? we dont care what they say and i think its better u only post the content and leave the rest for Elakiri members

Thanks for your personal opinion.

They are very interesting and enlightening.
I feel proud to be a Sinhalese after reading some comments.
Still there are some Sinhalese people
who can see the difference between right and wrong.

Let's see how many in Elakiri.


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[AtulaSiriwardane]

Now he can make 1000 times more than the fine he paid... SO THIS PROVES BEYOND REASONABLE DOUBT THAT THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY IS CORRECT ABOUT THE BAD THINGS HAPPENING IN SRI LANKA...WHOM CAN ONE GO TO IN SRI LANKA IF THEY ARE WRONGED... WE SHOULD WHOLLY SUPPORT THE HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANISATIONS HERE THAT ARE SUPPORTED BY THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY

Posted By: ash

http://www.dailymirror.lk/DM_BLOG/Sections/frmNewsDetailView.aspx?ARTID=62558

 

[GihanFX]

Thanks for your personal opinion.

They are very interesting and enlightening.
I feel proud to be a Sinhalese after reading some comments.
Still there are some Sinhalese people
who can see the difference between right and wrong.

Let's see how many in Elakiri.


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ok coming back to the point when Sarath N Silva was the CJ he gave a decision that PB to quit as the treasury secretary and in the future he cant hold positions like that

But now the new CJ and the 6 other members voted in favor of him, basically what i cant understand is who's correct ? X CJ or the New CJ

 

[AtulaSiriwardane]

ok coming back to the point when Sarath N Silva was the CJ he gave a decision that PB to quit as the treasury secretary and in the future he cant hold positions like that

But now the new CJ and the 6 other members voted in favor of him, basically what i cant understand is who's correct ? X CJ or the New CJ

Common sense says that
If King Mahinda wants him back
Former CJ is right.

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[kandyan]

You hv gud point and i also think that there may b another story behind this jurisdiction.I doubt it.....
I'm still reading the story...

This is the 1st time that i comment on your thread and i knw your story from the beginning.Bt why r u always one-sided.Try to appreciate the good things done by this gov as well.
I honer ppl who are expressing their opinion neutrally...

 

[AtulaSiriwardane]

ok coming back to the point when Sarath N Silva was the CJ he gave a decision that PB to quit as the treasury secretary and in the future he cant hold positions like that

But now the new CJ and the 6 other members voted in favor of him, basically what i cant understand is who's correct ? X CJ or the New CJ

If one is wrong,
how much we can trust law in this country.
Are there people abow law?

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[AtulaSiriwardane]

You hv gud point and i also think that there may b another story behind this jurisdiction.I doubt it.....
I'm still reading the story...

This is the 1st time that i comment on your thread and i knw your story from the beginning.Bt why r u always one-sided.Try to appreciate the good things done by this gov as well.
I honer ppl who are expressing their opinion neutrally...

How can I appreciate apparently good things
when I see the underlined wrong intentions and long term harm.

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[blacktarzan]

ok coming back to the point when Sarath N Silva was the CJ he gave a decision that PB to quit as the treasury secretary and in the future he cant hold positions like that

But now the new CJ and the 6 other members voted in favor of him, basically what i cant understand is who's correct ? X CJ or the New CJ

Think X CJ. He gave some good decision before he retires like watersedge, PB. case, Petrol etc... so immediately government media criticize him.. labeling him as a UNP + Koti kumanthrana yak.. Time will decide.. we should wait.
I am not a UNP not a Chinthana or JVP thinks mey serama horu..

 

[AtulaSiriwardane]

Think X CJ. He gave some good decision before he retires like watersedge, PB. case, Petrol etc... so immediately government media criticize him.. labeling him as a UNP + Koti kumanthrana yak.. Time will decide.. we should wait.
I am not a UNP not a Chinthana or JVP thinks mey serama horu..

Horu in different degrees and capabilities to rob.
Some rob in night and some rob in day light.

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[blacktarzan]

You hv gud point and i also think that there may b another story behind this jurisdiction.I doubt it.....
I'm still reading the story...

This is the 1st time that i comment on your thread and i knw your story from the beginning.Bt why r u always one-sided.Try to appreciate the good things done by this gov as well.
I honer ppl who are expressing their opinion neutrally...

Yes Mahinda Did well fighting against LTTE.. it will never forget
but what happening now

 

[senanayake39]

Thanks for your personal opinion.

They are very interesting and enlightening.
I feel proud to be a Sinhalese after reading some comments.
Still there are some Sinhalese people
who can see the difference between right and wrong.

Let's see how many in Elakiri.


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[AtulaSiriwardane]

Yes Very boring
for us who know that this is common
with Mahinda Chinthanaya.

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[GihanFX]

If one is wrong,
how much we can trust law in this country.
Are there people abow law?

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yes president is above the Law
whom to blame ?
JR Jayawardena for creating such a post

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[noty_sira]

i respect this Dr. P.B Jayasundara very much
a well educated sri lankan!
but dont know anything about crimes,

may be those were chandrika's history

 

[GihanFX]

Think X CJ. He gave some good decision before he retires like watersedge, PB. case, Petrol etc... so immediately government media criticize him.. labeling him as a UNP + Koti kumanthrana yak.. Time will decide.. we should wait.
I am not a UNP not a Chinthana or JVP thinks mey serama horu..

Like you said X CJ gave very brave and acceptable decisions, when the CBK was the president i thought X CJ was henchman of her, but soon after i realized i was wrong, Mr Silva was a very religious person too, also decisions like Waters edge Petrol and PB should not be changed by the new CJ, at lest as a respect for the gud man, and for not been a henchmen of any one

 

[GihanFX]

Yes Mahinda Did well fighting against LTTE.. it will never forget
but what happening now

well said, MR will be one of the best presidents in Sri Lanka, but they way things are going now hes going to mud his own name

 

[AtulaSiriwardane]

yes president is above the Law
whom to blame ?
JR Jayawardena for creating such a post

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Still
he is under the law of nature.
Karma he performs
will take single effect.
He can't
change that judgment.


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