Petition against Ambagamuwa delimitation postponed
December 13, 2017 12:50 pm
The Supreme Court today postponed until Friday (Dec. 15) to consider the fundamental rights (FR) petition filed against the delimitation of the Ambagamuwa local government area in the Nuwara-Eliya District.
When the motion was taken up today before a judge bench comprising Justices Buwaneka Aluwihare and VIjith Malalgoda, the Attorney General’s Department appearing on behalf of the respondents requested for more time to seek advice regarding the complaint.
The petition was filed by a former member of the Ambagamuwa Pradeshiya Sabha, H.D. Nandaraja, on December 04 while Minister of Provincial Councils and Local Government Faiszer Musthapha, the Secretary to the ministry and members of the Elections Commission are named as respondents.
The petitioner states that an injustice has been committed during the demarcation of the Ambagamuwa local government area.
The petition states that the Ambagamuwa Pradeshiya Sabha being named as three sections during the recent delimitation process is a grave injustice to the people living within that area and the members of the Pradehisya Sabha.
It says that the Sri Pada, which is a sacred place for Buddhists, now comes under a region with a large population of non-Buddhists and therefore this would pose a threat to religious coexistence.
Therefore the petition requests that a court order be issued stating that this has violated fundamental rights and suspending the implementation of the Gazette notification on delimitation.
