* The impact on the law of Sri Lanka after the Election Commission notified the Presidential Secretary on 11.08.2025 to correct an error in the English copy of the Constitution...!

* The impact on the law of Sri Lanka after the Election Commission notified the Presidential Secretary on 11.08.2025 to correct an error in the English copy of the Constitution...!

1. The presidential term of office is 6 years. 2. The duration of the Parliament is 6 years. 3. The 13th Amendment to the Constitution and the Provincial Councils are contrary to the Constitution. 4. Former President Maithripala Sirisena can receive one year of back pay relevant to the presidency. 5. Former succeeding President Ranil Wickremesinghe can receive one year of back pay relevant to the presidency. 6. The 19th Amendment to the Constitution and all laws enacted by Parliament thereafter contradict the Constitution. 7. All constitutional amendments enacted by utilizing paragraph 83.b. of the English copy of the Constitution contradict the Constitution. 8. The inability to enact any constitutional amendment or law without rectifying the amendments made to the Constitution without holding a referendum, by exploiting paragraph (b) of Article 83 in the incorrect English version of the Constitution. 9. Taking legal action against those who committed the constitutional fraud of amending the Constitution without holding a referendum, by exploiting paragraph (b) of Article 83 in the incorrect English version of the Constitution. (In a background where the Chairman of the Election Commission has informed the Presidential Secretary in writing on 11.08.2025 to correctly translate paragraph 83.(ආ) of the Constitution into the English language, the correction of errors committed by utilizing the incorrect English language copy of the Constitution must also take place simultaneously.) Coordinator, Dr. Thilaka Padma Subasinghe Memorial Legal Education Program. * Translation of the article මැතිවරණ කොමිසම ආණ්ඩුක්‍රම ව්‍යවස්ථාවේ ඉංග්‍රීසි පිටපතේ වරදක් නිවැරදි කිරීමට ජනාධිපති ලේකම් වෙත 2025.08.11 දින දැනුම් දීමෙන් පසු ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ නීතියට වන බලපෑම...!