SC delays hearing of petition seeking to delay Local Govt polls

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Supreme Court has actually postponed the hearing of the writ petition submitted by retired Army Colonel W.M.R
Wijesundara looking for a court order to delay the 2023 Local Government Election till March 11
This was announced when three petitions applied for and against the LG election were called in the past a three-member judge bench
consisting of S
Thurairajah, A.H.M.D
Nawaz and Shiran Gunaratne this afternoon.Citing the dominating economic crisis, Wijesundara had actually looked for a court order to
postpone the Local Government election.The Election Commission chairman Nimal G
Punchihewa, the members of the election body, the Prime Minister, the Secretary to the Finance Ministry and the Attorney General have been
named as the participants of the petition.