Six electors representing the Colombo Municipal Council, Kandy Municipal Council, Panduwasnuwara Pradeshiya Sabha, Hali-Ela Pradeshiya Sabha and the Embilipitiya Pradeshiya Sabha have filed a petition in the supreme court challenging the legality of the gazette notification on delimitation. The petitioners cited Provincial Councils and Local Government Minister Faiszer Musthapha, Provincial Councils and Local Government Ministry Secretary, as respondents.
On November 22, the Court of Appeal had issued an Interim Order suspending the operation of the Gazette Notification dated February 17, 2017 on the Delimitation Committee Report, until December 4. Filing a motion in the Court of Appeal, the Attorney General informed that there is an urgent need to ensure that the franchise of the people is not affected.
Attorney General Jayantha Jayasuriya yesterday filed a motion in Court of Appeal informing, that there is an urgent need to ensure that the franchise of the people is not affected and requested to advance hearing of the writ petition, which challenged the legality of the Gazette Notification on the Delimitation Committee Report, to November 30. Further, the Attorney General in the motion also requested that the writ petition, which challenged the legality of Gazette Notification on the Delimitation committee Report be dismissed and to refuse the extension of the Interim Order on the next hearing date.
