The Supreme Court has postponed further considerations of the Fundamental Rights (FR) petitions filed against the date set by the Elections Commission to hold the General Election.
The petitions are to be taken up once again for hearing at 10.00 a.m. tomorrow (27).
Attorney at Law Charitha Gunaratne, the Center for Policy Alternatives (CPA), journalist Victor Ivan, and the Samagi Jana Balawegaya have filed Fundamental Rights petitions over the date of the election.
The National Elections Commission has set 20 June to hold the Parliamentary election. (Colombo Gazette)