6. Tribunal to satisfy itself of prima facie grievance

Official English translation. Where it differs from the Sinhala or Tamil text, the Act itself says which text prevails.

The Tribunal may, upon a consideration of the grounds set out in an appeal preferred to it and on being satisfied that, there exists a prima facie grievance—

(a)

entertain such appeal ;

(b)

call for a report from the Public Service Commission or the National Police Commission, as the case may be ;

(c)

require the Public Service Commission or the National

Police Commission, as the case may be, to produce any document or other material, which in the opinion of the Tribunal relates to the grounds set out in the appeal ;

(d)

notify any other public officer or police officer, as the case may be, of the same category whom the Tribunal considers likely to have been affected by the order or decision of the Public Service Commission, or the

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National Police Commission, and require such officer to produce before the Tribunal any material such officer may wish to place before the Tribunal in connection with such appeal, within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt by him, of such notice.

Read on from s 7