Farook v. Siriwardena, Election Officer and Others – sllr 1997 volume 1 page 145

In the case between Farook (appellant, former member of the Colombo Municipal Council) and Siriwardena, Election Officer, along with other respondents (including representatives of the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress), the court addressed whether the Election Officer was required to hold an inquiry before publishing a notice of vacancy in the Council membership, and whether the nominee for replacement membership needed to be made a party to related legal proceedings under the Local Authorities Elections Ordinance. It was determined that the Election Officer had no duty to conduct an inquiry under Section 10A(1)(a) prior to declaring the vacancy, and that a failure to include the nominated member (T.K. Azoor) as a party was fatal to the proceedings. The appeal was dismissed, reaffirming the princ