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Message: <blockquote data-quote="warwickuni" data-source="post: 27263978" data-attributes="member: 101444">Yes . Normally SC cannot hear cases . But it can hear Presidential Election challenging decision or Contempt of Court Case for Supreme Court. This is what was done to SB too. He criticized SC determination regarding that said only president can be defense minister (again a wrong decision, commander in chief and minister of defense are two different things . Even in US commander in chief is president but there is a Sec of Defense (Minister under US) . Same with many countries where Commander in chief of three forces need not be minister of defense. But again SC decisions are rarely critically analyzed in Sri Lanka unlike in democracies ).But SB defamed SC under influence of liquor after soil tilling ceremony. Mr. Chandima Weerakkody MP ,made a complaint about SB's statement to SC with a video..  So a contempt of SC court was filed  by AG and SB pleaded guilty.  In Ranjan's case there was no SC decision so there was no contempt to SC. So another wrong decision . So the contempt  of any other case needs to be dealt in Court of Appeal. I do not know weather this objection was taken.  In any event his comment was not a contempt according to latest developments in UK . we apply uk law in this area but we are far behind. Contempt of court in UK is now restricted to disobeying of court order or misbehavior in court house only.(that is contempt in front of the judge).One can comment on decisions of the court in any manner they want without any restrictions and can 'scandalize' court (not the judge) and such actions are  no contempt . We are always live  in dark ages !</blockquote>

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