The CPA says the appointment is illegal and in violation of their rights and the rights of the people. They are seeking two interim reliefs preventing the Parliamentary Committee from approving the name of Mohan Peiris as CJ and preventing him from accepting the post and functioning as the Chief Justice. The petitioners say that the parliamentary committee is amenable to the FR jurisdiction of the SC
 The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) filed a Fundamental Rights petition today mornin...){kind=link}