The hearing of submissions on the President's application seeking an opinion on the law to conduct the provincial council polls ended at the Supreme Court today (Aug 23).
Accordingly, the Supreme Court opinion will be forwarded to the President by a five-member judge bench headed by Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya before August 31.
President Maithripala Sirisena hd sought the Supreme Court's opinion on whether the provincial elections could be held under the Proportional Representation system which existed before the Provincial Councils (Amendment) Act was passed in 2017.
Thirteen intervening petitions had been filed over this application.
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A Sri Lanka Air Force Bell 212 helicopter belonging to the No. 72 squadron has crashed into the Madhuru Oya reservoir this morning, Air FOrce Media Spokesman Eranda Geeganage said.
Update: Five of the twelve passengers on board the bell 212 aircraft that crashed into the Maduru Oya today, have succumbed to their injuries, the SLAF said.
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