The Supreme Court today (02) decided to issue notice to the new chairman and members of the Election Commission once more. This order was issued by a five-member Supreme Court bench, when the petitions seeking an order declaring that the people’s fundamental human rights have been violated by the failure to hold the 2023 LG election on March 09, 2023, as previously scheduled, and to issue an order to the election body to hold the relevant election on time, wer
The petitions, which name the election commission’s chairman and members as respondents, were submitted by the National People’s Power (NPP), Samagi Jana Balavegaya (SJB), the Centre for Policy Alternatives, and the People’s Action for Free and Fair Elections (PAFFREL).
The five-judge bench that made this decision was made up of Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya, Justices Priyantha Jayawardena, Vijith Malalgoda, Murdu Fernando, and Gamini Amarasekara.
