Critical petition on LG Polls to be taken up at SC today

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By: Isuru Parakrama

Colombo (LNW): The writ petition filed by Retd. Col. W.M.R. Wijesundara demanding the postponement of the holding of the Local Government Election in response to the ‘current economic crisis’ is to be taken up before the Supreme Court today (20).

The petition was taken up on February 10 and any further consideration of it was dragged in till February 23, 2023, but based on a motion filed by the petitioner requesting the hearing of the petition be held before the designated date, it will be taken up before the Bench comprising Justices S. Thureirajah and Shiran Gunaratne today.

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