Businessman C.D. Lenawa who sought a Supreme court order to delay holding Presidential elections has been ordered by courts to pay Rs 100,000 as cost after dismissing his Fundamental Rights petition.
Mr Lenawa who claimed that he came to courts on his own initiative has been given a months time to pay the legal cost.
The Supreme Court five-judge-bench comprising Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya, Justice Vijith Malalgoda, Justice Murdu Fernando, Justice Preethi Padman Surasena and Justice S. Thurairaja dismissed the petition on the grounds that there was no merit to take it up.
The Attorney General’s Department took up the position that there was no dispute of the term of the President and that it was five years.
However, the petitioner had sought an interim order delaying the Presidential elections on the grounds that there was dispute whether the President’s term was five or six years.
Tamar Amitai, a 25-year-old Israeli tourist who went missing in Uppuveli, Trincomalee, was found safe after a three-day joint search operation today.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe is firm about the President’s five-year tenure, the President’s Media Division (PMD) said.
Individuals who have obtained a Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) yet do not meet the cutoff, can choose to remain tax exempt after notifying the IRD in writing, provided that their monthly income does not surpass the threshold, according to the State Minister of Finance Ranjith Siyambalapitiya.
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