Sri Lanka, March 29 -- The National People's Power (NPP) has taken legal action by filing three separate writ petitions, challenging the rejection of their nomination papers for the upcoming Local Authorities Election 2025. The nominations in question were submitted for the Mawanella Pradeshiya Sabha, Medawachchiya Pradeshiya Sabha, and Damana Pradeshiya Sabha.

The writ petitions, filed yesterday by NPP Secretary Dr.Nihal Abeysinghe and several other party members, named the relevant Returning Officers, District Election Officers, the Chairman and Members of the Election Commission and others as respondents.

The petitioners seek an interim order to prevent the returning officers from proceeding with the Local Authorities Election 2025 f...