The Colombo District Court has refused to issue an interim order preventing the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) Executive Committee from convening today.
The meeting was reportedly scheduled for today under the patronage of the Acting Chairman of the SLFP, Nimal Siripala de Silva.
The court order was issued after taking up for consideration a petition submitted by SLFP electoral organizer Hector Bethmage against the scheduled SLFP Executive Committee meeting.
Only issuing notices to the defendants in the petition, the court further decided to fix the case for hearing again on July 03.
Meanwhile, the SLFP Executive Committee which met today unanimously elected Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva as the Chairman of the party.
MP Duminda Dissanayake was also unanimously elected as the General Secretary of the SLFP.
Since April this year, the SLFP has faced a crisis after the faction led by former president and chairman Maithripala Sirisena clashed with the other faction led by former SLFP leader and former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga and Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva.
A court order was issued preventing former President Maithripala Sirisena from functioning as the SLFP Leader, leading to the clash between the factions.
Since then, SLFP members Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe and Nimal Siripala de Silva have been appointed by the respective factions to lead the party.
However, court cases have also been filed against one another preventing them from functioning in their elected roles. (Newswire)
