The petition filed in the Supreme Court by 13 factions challenging the dissolution of parliament by the president, will be taken up in courts for the third day today.
Attorney General Jayantha Jayasuriya told before the Supreme Court yesterday that the powers of parliament have been reduced instead of the powers of the president under the 19th Amendment.
He was making the submissions for the second day with regard to the 13 petitions that challenged the Gazette issued by the president dissolving parliament.