SC begins hearing FR petitions against General Election date
May 18, 2020 11:15 am
The Supreme Court has commenced consideration of the multiple Fundamental Rights (FR) petition filed against the date set by the Elections Commission to hold the General Election 2020.
Seven parties including Attorney at Law Charitha Gunaratne, Center for Policy Alternatives (CPA), and Journalist Victor Ivan, Samagi Jana Balawegaya filed Fundamental Rights petitions challenging the election date set by the Elections Commission.
The Attorney General, on behalf of the President, Chairman of the Election Commission Mahinda Deshapriya, and Members of the Commission N. J. Abeysekara and Ratnajeevan Hoole have been named as respondents of the petition.
The petitions are heard before a five-member judge bench consisting of Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya, Justices Buwaneka Aluvihare, Sisira de Abrew, Priyantha Jayawardena, and Vijith Malalgoda.
The petitions were fixed to be heard today and tomorrow (19).
