By: Isuru Parakrama
October 24, Colombo (LNW): The writ petition filed by Social Media activist Ashen Senarathna demanding the nullification of the decision made by the Colombo District Returning Officer to reject his nomination paper to contest the upcoming Parliamentary Election from the Colombo District has been quashed by the Supreme Court yesterday (23).
The election contender wannabe’s nomination paper was rejected by the Election Commission on the basis that it was “not presented by an authorised personnel.”
The decision prompted Senarathna to file a writ petition before the Supreme Court against the Commission and the District Returning Officer in charge on October 16.
He claimed that he was present at the time of the submission of his nomination paper, and the group of officials who he described as the parties receiving the nomination papers made him sit and wait, after which his paper was taken in by an officer of the said group.
Senarathna also speculated that there might be ‘a political fist’ behind the rejection of his nomination papers.
The writ petition filed by the ‘Bika’ restaurant owner was rejected by the Supreme Court nonetheless.
