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Sil Anduma and Dhamma Books at SC hearing on Gnanasara Thera’s prison attire
Headline from Daily Mirror
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4 outlets · EN 4 · SI 2 · TA 1: 4 private. Languages: EN 4, SI 2, TA 1
AI summary
- The petitions concern prison authorities’ decision about Gnanasara Thera’s monastic robes.
- The Court of Appeal set October 22 for consideration of the petitions.
- Court of Appeal President Justice Rohantha Abeysuriya withdrew from the hearing.
- A three-judge panel is to consider the case.
Petitions challenging prison authorities’ decision to remove the robes of Buddhist monk Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thera are due to be considered by Sri Lanka’s Court of Appeal on October 22, according to reports from Newswire, Ada Derana and Hiru News.
The reports say Court of Appeal President Justice Rohantha Abeysuriya recused himself from the proceedings. A three-judge bench was appointed to hear the petitions, according to Ada Derana’s Sinhala-language report and Hiru News.
The reports identify the dispute as concerning Gnanasara Thera’s prison attire. They do not provide further details about the prison decision or state how the petitions are expected to be resolved.
Based on: Newswire, Daily Mirror, Ada Derana, Hiru News
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Hiru News (සිංහල)SI
ඥානසාර හිමියන්ගේ චීවරය ඉවත් කිරීමේ තීරණයට එරෙහිව ගොනු කළ පෙත්සම් 22 වැනිදා කැඳවීමට නියෝගDaily MirrorEN
Sil Anduma and Dhamma Books at SC hearing on Gnanasara Thera’s prison attireAda Derana (සිංහල)SI
ඥානසාර හිමිගේ චීවරය ඉවත් කිරීමට එරෙහි පෙත්සම් සලකා බැලීමට දින දෙයිNewswireEN
Gnanasara Thera’s prison attire: Court to consider petitions on October 22
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Ada Derana (தமிழ்) ·
ஞானசார தேரரின் காவி உடையை அகற்ற தடை கோரி மனு!Hiru News (සිංහල) ·
ඥානසාර හිමියන්ගේ චීවරය ඉවත් කිරීමට එරෙහිව කැකිරාවේදී මහ සංඝරත්නයෙන් විරෝධතාවක්Daily Mirror ·
A monk can be disrobed for four grave offences, likened to cutting a palmyrah palm from its stem-JOAda Derana (සිංහල) ·
ඥානසාර හිමිගේ චීවරය ඉවත් කිරීමට එරෙහිව පෙත්සම් සලකා බැලීමට ත්රිපුද්ගල විනිසුරු මඩුල්ලක්
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Sil Anduma and Dhamma Books at SC hearing on Gnanasara Thera’s prison attireNewswire· PrivateEN·
Gnanasara Thera’s prison attire: Court to consider petitions on October 22Ada Derana (සිංහල)· PrivateSI·
ඥානසාර හිමිගේ චීවරය ඉවත් කිරීමට එරෙහි පෙත්සම් සලකා බැලීමට දින දෙයිAda Derana· PrivateEN·
Petitions challenging decision to remove Gnanasara Thero’s monastic robes fixed for considerationHiru News (සිංහල)· PrivateSI·
ඥානසාර හිමියන්ගේ චීවරය ඉවත් කිරීමේ තීරණයට එරෙහිව ගොනු කළ පෙත්සම් 22 වැනිදා කැඳවීමට නියෝගHiru News· PrivateEN·
Court of Appeal to consider petitions regarding Gnanasara Theras robes on October 22Hiru News (தமிழ்)· PrivateTA·
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