Sri Lanka, April 1 -- The Supreme Court has ordered the petitions filed against the rejections of nominations submitted by several political parties and independent groups for the upcoming Local Government (LG) Elections, to be taken up for consideration on April 03, 2025.

This order was issued when 37 writ petitions filed related to the matter were taken up today (01) before the three-member Supreme Court judge bench consisting of Justices S. Thurairaja, Mahinda Samayawardena and Sampath Abeykoon.

Appearing for the Attorney General (AG), Deputy Solicitor General Kanishka de Silva stated before the court that a settlement can be reached regarding three petitions filed in relation to the rejection of three nominations as the Election Com...