October 23, Colombo (LNW): The Supreme Court has announced that it will deliver its decision tomorrow (23) on the petition filed by the Democratic National Alliance (DNA), seeking a writ order to invalidate the Vanni District Returning Officer’s rejection of their nomination for the upcoming General Election.
The DNA filed the petition on October 18, challenging the District Returning Officer’s decision, claiming that their nomination was improperly rejected despite fulfilling all legal requirements. The petition, submitted by Pararajasingham Udayarasa, an authorized DNA officer, and two others, requests the court to declare the rejection unlawful.
A three-judge bench, comprising Justices Preethi Padman Surasena, Shiran Gunaratne, and Achala Wengappuli, heard the arguments from both sides. The court pointed out that the rejected nomination paper should have been accepted in accordance with the law, and will deliver its final decision tomorrow.
In addition to seeking the reversal of the rejection, the petitioners have also requested an interim order to postpone the General Election polling in the Vanni Electoral District, scheduled for November 14, until the case is fully resolved.
The petitioners named the Commissioner General of the Election Commission, its members, the Vanni District Returning Officer, and others as respondents in the case, which was filed through Attorney-at-Law Sanath Wijewardane.
