Kuruppu Arachchige Vincent Lio Dharmarathne & Others vs Divisional Secretary, Udapalatha & Others – SC FR 189/2020-2024

In the case between Kuruppu Arachchige Vincent Lio Dharmarathne and others (Petitioners) and the Divisional Secretary, District Secretary, and other state authorities (Respondents), the Supreme Court considered alleged violations of fundamental rights under Articles 12(1), 12(2), and 14(1)(h) of the Constitution, arising from failures by administrative authorities to register the petitioners’ residences for electoral purposes. The preliminary objections by the respondents centered on procedural defects, particularly the omission of necessary parties in the application, and the complexities in jurisdictional boundaries impacting electoral registration. It was held that the application was procedurally defective due to failure to name all necessary parties, and thus, was dismissed, although