Gamini Atukorale v. Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga and Others – sllr 2001 volume 1 page 060

In the case between Gamini Atukorale (plaintiff) and Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga and Others (defendants), the court addressed the issue of the validity of presidential election results amid allegations of general intimidation, non‑compliance with the Presidential Elections Act, and other circumstances impeding voters from expressing their choice. It was held that the election petition sufficiently pleaded the ground of general intimidation to justify proceeding to trial, while dismissing claims based on non‑compliance with the Act and other circumstances due to inadequate material facts. The principle reaffirmed was that only grounds for avoidance of an election supported by adequately pleaded material facts may proceed to trial. The decision relied upon Sections 91 and 96 of the El