Attorney General Jayantha Jayasuriya yesterday (27th Nov.) filed motion in Court of Appeal moving that the writ petition which challenged the legality of Gazette Notification on the Delimitation Committee Report be dismissed and to refuse the extension of the Interim Order on the next hearing date. The Attorney General in the motion also requested to advance the hearing of the writ petition which challenged the legality of the Gazette Notification on the Delimitation Committee Report, to 30th November.
On 22nd November, the Court of Appeal had issued an Interim Order suspending the operation of the Gazette Notification dated February 17, 2017 on the Delimitation Committee Report, until 4th December.
Filing a motion in the Court of Appeal, the Attorney General informed that there is an urgent need to ensure that the franchise of the people is not affected.
“As a matter of national importance, advance the hearing into the Interim Order of the application to 30th November,” the Attorney General stated.
