Adikari v. Dissanayake and Others – sllr 2001 volume 3 page 132

In the case between Adikari (Petitioner, candidate of the People’s Alliance) and Dissanayake and Others (including the 1st, 5th, 166th, 167th, 176th, and 177th respondents), the court addressed the issue of entitlement to relief under the Parliamentary Elections Act for alleged non-compliance with procedural requirements concerning the counting of preferential votes. It was held that the relief sought—specifically partial avoidance of the election and a declaration that the petitioner was duly elected—did not fall within the statutory framework of Sections 92 or 96 of the Act. The principle reaffirmed was that the statutory basis for election petitions strictly limits the type of relief available, and that only remedies explicitly provided for by statute may be granted. Reliance was placed