Sri Lanka, July 7 -- The Court of Appeal today (07) ordered that the petition filed seeking the issuance of an interim injunction to prevent the holding of a secret ballot to elect the Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Seethawaka Pradeshiya Sabha, be taken up on July 9 to confirm the facts.

When the petition was taken up today, Additional Solicitor General Sumathi Dharmawardena, appearing on behalf of several respondents including the Commissioner of Local Government of the Western Province who was named as a respondent, informed court that the respondents had filed limited objections regarding the case.

Furthermore, the Additional Solicitor General stated that the minutes and audio recordings of the meeting held recently to elect the...