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The Supreme Court in Sri Lanka has expressed its dissatisfaction over the failure of the authorities to take steps to resettle those displaced settle in the High Security Zones (HSZ) in Jaffna. The Supreme Court has ordered the authorities to conduct interviews to identify suitable candidates to resettle in the HSZs in May, last year. But the lawyers representing the plaintiffs informed the judiciary that no step has taken to identify those qualified to resettle. Nearly 7500 are displaced due to the establishment of the HSZs in Pallali, they said. The judiciary once again ordered to Jaffna District Secretary to take necessary steps after considering a petition by the residents. Expressing the dissatisfaction over the delay in implementing his the court order, Chief Justice Sarath silva said the government is expending Rs.36 million to maintain 7000 refugees. The petitioners, TNA parliamentarian Mavai Senadhirajah and a group of farmers from Jaffna, argued that eviction from their ancestral homes violated their Fundamental Rights (FR). The Attorney General was ordered to produce a report on 04 April on the progress of the resettlement procedure. | LOCAL LINKS  'Resettle in HSZ': Court08 May, 2006 | Sandeshaya HSZ 'violates' human rights21 April, 2006 | Sandeshaya Parties stick to their guns22 February, 2006 | Sandeshaya "Army oppose resettlement in HSZ"08 March, 2005 | Sandeshaya | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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