The National Constitutional Council has granted approval to appoint Professor Manjula Fernando to the post of Chairman of the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL).
Accordingly, Professor Manjula Fernando officially assumed duties today (June 23) as the Chairman of the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka.
He replaces former PUCSL Chairman Janaka Ratanayake who was removed from the post after a motion was debated and passed in Parliament in May.
The Parliamentary motion against Janaka Ratnayake was presented as per Section 7 of the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka Act.
The debate took place after several spats between Ratnayake and Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekera, ranging over various matters, including electricity tariff revisions and duration of power cuts. (NewsWire)
