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The Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
(d) The Supreme Court shall, after due inquiry at
which the President shall have the right to appear and to be
heard, in person or by an Attorney-at-Law, make a report of
its determination to Parliament together with the reasons
therefor.
(e) Where the Supreme Court reports to
Parliament that in its opinion the President is permanently
incapable of discharging the functions of his office by
reason of mental or physical infirmity or that the President
has been guilty of any of the other allegations contained in
such resolution, as the case may be, Parliament may by a
resolution passed by not less than two-thirds of the whole
number of Members (including those not present) voting in
its favour remove the President from office.
Determination
by the
Supreme
Court that
the President
was not duly
elected or the
election of the
President was
void
39. (1) Where the Supreme Court in the exercise of its
jurisdiction under Article 130 determines –
(a) that the election of the President was void
and does not determine that any other
person was duly elected, then, a poll for
the election of the President shall be taken
not later than three months from the date of
the determination; or
(b) that any other person was duly elected as
President, then, such other person shall
assume the office of President within one
month of the date of the determination.
For the purposes of Article 38(1)(d), the date of
commencement of the term of office of the new President
shall be the date of his election or the date of the
determination, as the case may be.
(2) Upon the Supreme Court making any such
determination as is referred to in paragraph (1) of this
Article, the person who was exercising, performing and
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