On July 13th, Sri Lanka's Supreme Court announced that they would hear the petition submitted to withhold the presidential election on July 15th. A three-judge bench will hear the case..The petition argues that the 19th Amendment cannot be enforced because the country's Parliament has not properly passed it and that the President did not sign it into law..The individual who filed the petition is requesting a referendum to properly pass it into law.
On July 13th, Sri Lanka's Supreme Court announced that they would hear the petition submitted to withhold the presidential election on July 15th. A three-judge bench will hear the case..The petition argues that the 19th Amendment cannot be enforced because the country's Parliament has not properly passed it and that the President did not sign it into law..The individual who filed the petition is requesting a referendum to properly pass it into law.