Sri Lanka, June 19 -- The establishment of the new Beruwala Urban Council, which was scheduled to commence today (19), has been temporarily halted, according to a group of councilors of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB).

Although arrangements had been made to hold the inaugural meeting of the council today under the supervision of the Western Provincial Commissioner of Local Government, four out of the six councilors elected to the Beruwala Urban Council from the SJB had not received the official letter notifying them of the meeting.

As a result, they filed a petition at the Court of Appeal.

Accordingly, the Appeals Court has ruled that the establishment of the urban council should proceed only after the relevant letters are delivered a...