Sri Lanka, April 30 -- The Court of Appeal has scheduled a hearing for May 15 to consider a writ application seeking an order to compel the holding of elections for the Sri Lanka Rugby Federation.

The application was filed by former national rugby player Waruna De Silva and was taken up today (30) before a panel comprising Acting President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Mohamed Lafar Tahir, and Justice Priyantha Fernando. Representing the petitioner, President's Counsel Faizer Musthapha informed the court that all necessary arrangements had been made to hold the elections on January 25, in line with an agreement previously reached before the Colombo District Court. However, Musthapha argued that the elections were suspended on that very...