The petition has submitted to the Supreme Court to rule that the Penal Code (Amendment) Bill submitted to the Parliament by Parliamenterian Premanath.C. Dolawatta is unconstitutional.
Retired Army Brigadier K. Atula H.D. Silva, Shenali .D. The petition was filed by Vaduge and Jehan Hameed.submitted this petition.
The petitioners claim that through the relevant bill submitted by the respondent Premanath C. Dolawatta as a private member’s proposal, they have tried to interpret same-sex activities as a non-criminal offense and through that, the same activities are being promoted.
The petitioners point out that even according to the religious beliefs of Buddhists, Hindus, Christians and Islam, same-sex activities have not been approved, therefore, the provisions contained in the proposed bill are contrary to those religious beliefs.
Parliamentarian Premanath C. Dolawatta and the Attorney General have been named as respondents.