Thiranagama and v. Amarasiri Dodangoda and 25 Others – sllr 1996 volume 2 page 238

Brief
In the case between the 1st to 11th Petitioners (unsuccessful United National Party candidates in the Southern Province Provincial Council election for Galle) and the 1st to 24th Respondents (declared elected candidates), with the Commissioner of Elections and the Returning Officer also named as respondents, the issue addressed was whether the election procedures under the Provincial Councils Elections Act No. 2 of 1988 were properly followed, specifically regarding the counting and processing of votes, handling of sealed packets, and supervision of computerized result processing. It was held that the evidence failed to establish material non-compliance that would impact the validity of the election, emphasizing that the absence of formal objections or complaints at the time by the p