Bribery Commissioner V. Ranasinghe

[IN THE PRIVY COUNCIL]

1964 Present: Viscount Radcliffe, Lord Evershed, Lord Morris
of Borth-y-Gest, Lord Hodson, and Lord Pearce

THE BRIBERY COMMISSIONER, Appellant,
 and P. RANASINGHE, Respondent

PRIVY COUNCIL APPEAL No. 20 OF 1963

S. C. 4162-Bribery Tribunal Case 35/1,172/60

Constitutional Jaw-Bribery Tribunal-Persons composing the Tribunal-Invalidity of their appointment otherwise than by the Judicial Service Commission- " Judicial officer "-Amendment or repeal of alterable provisions in the Constitution of Ceylon-Jurisdiction of the Courts to look behind the amending Act to see, if it was validly passed-Requirement of Speaker's certificate-Voting and legislative power of Parliament-Bribery Act (Cap 26), as amended by Bribery (Amendment) Act No 40 of 1958, ss. 2 (1), 41, 42, 45-Courts Ordinance (Cap. 6), s, 3-'Ceylon (Constitution) Order in Council, 1946, ss. 3 (1), 18, 29 (1) (2) (3) (4), 52, 53 (1), 55 (1) (5), 56.

      The method prescribed by section 41 of the Bribery Act (as amended by section 24 of the Bribery Amendment Act No. 40 of 1958) for the appointment of members of the Panel of the Bribery Tribunal other

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