The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka today dismissed the Fundamental Rights (FR) petition filed by Attorney-at-Law Aruna Laksiri seeking to withhold the Presidential Election.

The petition was dismissed after being taken up for consideration by the three-judge Supreme Court bench consisting of Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya, and Justices Arjuna Obeysekera and Priyantha Fernando. 

Issuing its judgement, the court deemed that the petition lacked merit and imposed a Rs.500,000 cost on the petitioner.

Last week, an FR petition was filed by Attorney-at-Law Aruna Laksiri seeking an order to withhold the Presidential Election. 

In his petition, Attorney-at-Law Aruna Laksiri requests to withhold the Presidential Election as the 19th Amendment to the Constitution has yet to be properly passed in Parliament. 

The lawyer has further sought a referendum to properly pass the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, pointing out that holding an election at this juncture was a violation of the Constitution of Sri Lanka.

Meanwhile, the Opposition, Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) also filed an intervening petition requesting that the FR petition filed by Attorney-at-Law Aruna Laksiri, be dismissed.

The intervening petition was filed before the Supreme Court by SJB MP Harshana Rajakaruna today. (Newswire)

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The main Opposition, Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) has filed an intervening petition requesting that the petition filed by Attorney-at-Law Aruna Laksiri concerning the presidential election, be dismissed.

The intermediary petition was filed before the court by SJB MP Harshana Rajakaruna today.

The SJB’s intervention comes as the Fundamental Rights (FR) petition filed by Attorney-at-Law Aruna Laksiri seeking an order to withhold the Presidential Election has been fixed for hearing today.

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The FR petition is scheduled to be taken up for consideration by the three-judge Supreme Court bench consisting of Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya, and Justices Arjuna Obeysekera and Priyantha Fernando. 

In his petition, Attorney-at-Law Aruna Laksiri requests to withhold the Presidential Election as the 19th Amendment to the Constitution has yet to be properly passed in Parliament. 

The lawyer has further sought a referendum to properly pass the 19th Amendment to the Constitution.

He points out that holding an election at this juncture was a violation of the Constitution of Sri Lanka. (Newswire)

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Attorney-at-Law Aruna Laksiri has filed a Fundamental Rights (FR) petition before the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka seeking an order to withhold the Presidential Election.

In his petition, the lawyer requests to withhold the Presidential Election as the 19th Amendment to the Constitution has yet to be properly passed in Parliament. 

Attorney-at-Law Aruna Laksiri has further sought a referendum to properly pass the 19th Amendment to the Constitution. (Newswire)

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