Lanka Samasamaja Party vs Dayananda Dissanayake – CA 89/2011-2011

In the case between Lanka Samasamaja Party, Prof. Tissa Vitharana (General Secretary, Lanka Samasamaja Party) and Dayananda Dissanayake (Commissioner General of Elections), P.R.N.H. Ratnayake (Returning Officer, Kuchchaveli Pradeshiya Sabha), the court addressed the legality of rejecting the petitioners’ nomination paper for the Kuchchaveli Pradeshiya Sabha election under Section 28(5) of the Local Authorities Election Ordinance. It was determined that the statutory requirement for nomination papers to be delivered by the General Secretary or the Authorized Agent is mandatory and not satisfied by mere presence. The holding reaffirmed the principle that strict compliance with election law procedures is essential. The decision relied on the statutory framework and supporting judicial precede