The Sri Lankan Supreme Court dismissed the FR petition that sought to prevent the election because the referendum to pass the 19th Amendment has not been held..A three-judge panel decided to dismiss the petition due to the lack of merit and ordered the petitioner to pay $1,562 USD (LKR 500,000) in court costs..Sri Lanka's Election Commission will announce the date of the presidential election, with the anticipated date occurring between October 5th and 12th.
The Sri Lankan Supreme Court dismissed the FR petition that sought to prevent the election because the referendum to pass the 19th Amendment has not been held..A three-judge panel decided to dismiss the petition due to the lack of merit and ordered the petitioner to pay $1,562 USD (LKR 500,000) in court costs..Sri Lanka's Election Commission will announce the date of the presidential election, with the anticipated date occurring between October 5th and 12th.