A petition has been submitted to the Supreme Court requesting an interpretation of the tenure of the current President in accordance with the Constitution.
The petition was filed by an entrepreneur named C.D. Lenawa.
The petition emphasizes the need for the Court to clarify the exact duration of the President’s term and has called for an interim order to delay the upcoming presidential election until this interpretation is provided.
The outcome of this petition could have far-reaching implications for the political landscape and the upcoming presidential election which is currently expected to be held in October this year
Last month there was a media report which claimed that Sri Lanka’s constitution could allow President Ranil Wickremesinghe to extend his tenure by almost a year due to a mistake in the constitution that has been overlooked since the 19th Amendment in April 2015.(NewsWire)