The Court of Appeal has dismissed without hearing a petition filed against Western Province Local Government Commissioner Sarangika Jayasundara seeking an interim injunction to prevent the holding of a secret ballot to elect the Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Seethawaka Pradeshiya Sabha.
The petition was filed by opposition members of the said Pradeshiya Sabha.
The decision was delivered by a panel of judges comprising the Chairman of the Court of Appeal, Justice Rohantha Abeysuriya, and Justice Priyantha Fernando.
Meanwhile, petitions filed on behalf of the Mawathagama and Seethawaka Urban Councils regarding the same matter were also rejected.
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