SC to hear petition disputing defeated candidates’ entry to P’ment through National List on 18 May

By S.S. Selvanayagam
The Supreme Court yesterday re-fixed for support on 18 May the granting of leave to proceed with the writ petition filed by a public interest litigation alleging that a new clause has been surreptitiously inserted into the 14th Amendment in 1988, permitting defeated candidates to enter Parliament through the National List.
The bench comprised Justices Eva Wanasundera, Anil Gooneratne and Nalin Perera.
Petitioner Naganantha Kodit



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