Sri Lanka, April 4 -- The Court of Appeal has ordered the relevant Returning Officers to re-accept nearly 37 rejected nomination papers submitted by candidates to contest for several Local Government (LG) institutions across the island.

This order was issued by the two-member Appeals Court bench comprising the Acting President of the Court of Appeal Justice Mohammed Thahir Laffar and Justice K.P. Fernando after considering writ petitions filed by several political parties and independent groups challenging the rejection of their nomination papers submitted to contest the upcoming LG Polls.

Nearly 37 writ petitions were filed in the Court of Appeal by parties including the United People's Freedom Alliance (UNFPA), 'Sarvajana Balaya' alli...