Call for suspension of polls in North
By Stanley Samarasinghe-Wednesday, 11 Sep 2013
General Secretary of the Sinhala Jathika Peramuna, Jayantha Liyanage, of Kurunegala yesterday filed a Writ Application in the Court of Appeal, seeking an Interim Order to suspend the Provincial Council election in the North. The petitioner cited the Commissioner of Elections and the returning officers in the North as respondents. The petitioner argued, the demining process is yet to be completed in the North and the Sinhala and Muslim communities, who were residing in the province before the war broke out, have not been resettled in the province.
Without resolving these two issues, it is not reasonable to hold a provincial election, the petitioner stated. The petitioner also pointed out that the Sinhala and Muslim communities in the region were driven out from the Northern Province during the war.
Therefore, the petitioner stated, the election should not be held without resolving the two aforementioned issues and requested the Court to issue an interim order suspending the election in the Northern Province.
The petitioner also sought a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to suspend the election.
Liyanage filed the application for the second time, after the Court pointed out that his previous application consisted of technical errors and gave time to amend the petition.
By Stanley Samarasinghe-Wednesday, 11 Sep 2013
General Secretary of the Sinhala Jathika Peramuna, Jayantha Liyanage, of Kurunegala yesterday filed a Writ Application in the Court of Appeal, seeking an Interim Order to suspend the Provincial Council election in the North. The petitioner cited the Commissioner of Elections and the returning officers in the North as respondents. The petitioner argued, the demining process is yet to be completed in the North and the Sinhala and Muslim communities, who were residing in the province before the war broke out, have not been resettled in the province.
Without resolving these two issues, it is not reasonable to hold a provincial election, the petitioner stated. The petitioner also pointed out that the Sinhala and Muslim communities in the region were driven out from the Northern Province during the war.
Therefore, the petitioner stated, the election should not be held without resolving the two aforementioned issues and requested the Court to issue an interim order suspending the election in the Northern Province.
The petitioner also sought a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to suspend the election.
Liyanage filed the application for the second time, after the Court pointed out that his previous application consisted of technical errors and gave time to amend the petition.
