IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA In the matter of an application in terms of Articles 17 and 126 of the Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.

1. C.V. Wigneshwaran, SC/FRA/59/2025 No. 16C, Cambridge Terrace, Colombo 07.

2. Visvalingam Manivannan, No. 58, Ramanathan Road, Jaffna.

PETITIONERS Vs.

1. I. Saseelan, Returning Officer, Point Pedro Pradesh Sabha, Assistant Returning Officer Jaffana Administrative District, Election Office, Jaffna.

2. Mr. R. M. A. L Rathnayake, Chairman

3. Mr. M. A. P. C. Perera, Member, 4. Ameer Faaiz, Member

5. Anusuya Shanmuganathan, Member

6. Prof. D. M. S. S. Lakshman Dissanayake, Member

7. The Election Commission of Sri Lanka Election Commission of Sri Lanka, Election Secretariat, P.O. Box 2 Sarana Mawatha, Rajagiriya.

8. Hon. Attorney General, Attorney General’s Department, No.159, Hulftsdorp Street, Colombo 12.

RESPONDENTS SC/FRA/60/2025 1. Gajendrakumar Gangesar Ponnambalam, General Secretary, All Ceylon Tamil Congress

120, Main Street. Jaffna

2. Ramachandran Thanushan, School Road, Kondavil West, Kondail PETITIONERS Vs.

1. I. Saseelan, Returning Officer Nallur Pradesha Sabha Assistant Returning Officer Jafna Administrative District Elections Office, Jaffna

2. M. Pratheepan Returning Officer/Acting District Secretary, Jaffna District Secretariat, Jaffna

3. R.M.A.L. Rathnayake Chairman

4. M.A.P.C. Perera Member

5. Ameer Faaiz Member

6. A. Shanmuganathan Member

7. Prof. Lakshman Dissanayake Member The Election Commission of Sri Lanka Election Secretariat, P.O. Box 02, Sarana Mawatha, Rajagiriya, 10107, Sri Lanka

8. Saman Sri Ratnayake Commissioner General of Elections Election Secretariat, P.O. Box 02, Sarana Mawatha, Rajagiriya, 10107, Sri Lanka

9. Hon. Attorney-General, Attorney-General’s Department, Colombo 12 RESPONDENTS

1. Gnanaprakasam Sulakshan, SC/FRA/65/2025 24/7, Central East Road, Gurunagar, Jaffna.

PETITIONER Vs.

1. I. Saseelan, Returning Officer, Assistant Returning Officer, Jaffna Administrative District.

2. M. Pratheepan, Returning Officer/Acting District Secretary, Jaffna District Secretariat, Kachcheri, Jaffna.

3. Mr. R. M. A. L Rathnayake, Chairman

4. Mr. M. A. P. C. Perera, Member, 5. Ameer Faaiz, Member

6. Anusuya Shanmuganathan, Member

7. Prof. D. M. S. S. Lakshman Dissanayake, Member The Election Commission of Sri Lanka Election Commission of Sri Lanka, Election Secretariat, P.O. Box 2 Sarana Mawatha, Rajagiriya.

8. Saman Sri Rathnayake, Commissioner General of Elections, All of Election Commission of Sri Lanka, Election Secretariat, P.O. Box 2 Sarana Mawatha, Rajagiriya.

9. Hon. Attorney General, Attorney General’s Department, No.159, Hulftsdorp Street, Colombo 12.

RESPONDENTS

1. Ramachandran Suren, SC/FRA/68/2025 Leader of the Independent Group, (Valvettithurai Local Government Division)

K. K. S. Road, Valvettithurai, Jaffna.

2. Kugathas Kamalathas, Sannithy Kovilady, Thondamanaru

3. Rajasingam Jeyaseelan Kankesanthurai Veethy, Aathikovilady, Valvettithurai

4. Selvarasa Selvakumar, Mamangkanai, Polikandy-West.

5. Balachandran Jegan, Kattuvalau, Valvettithurai

6. Sabarathnam Selvendra, Customs Road, Valvettithurai

7. Yokendararajh Karthikeyan, Viththalai Lane, Valvettithurai

8. Vellaiyan Krishnamoorthy, Kommanthurai, Valvettithurai

9. Jelitha Sritharan, Oorikkadu, Valvettithurai

10.Vellaiyan Premthasan, Kerudavil-South, Thondaimanaru

11.Alagendararasa Gnanaruban, Aathikovilady, Valvettithurai

12.Ganeshamoorthy Prashanthan, Aathikovilady, Valvettithurai

13.Rangunathan Jegan, Nadarasa Road, Valvettithurai

14.Manimaran Swarna, Kattuvalau, Valvettithurai

15.Nishanthi Saranraj, A.G. A. Lane, Valvettithurai

16.Rekha Sugirthan, Kodakkattai, Valvettithurai

17.Ponnuthurai Eswaralingam, Sivapura Veethy, Valvettithurai

18.Natkunarasa Thivya, Sanganthottam, Polikandy, Valvettithurai PETITIONERS Vs.

1. Saseelan, Returning Officer, Point Pedro Pradesh Sabha, Assistant Returning Officer Jaffna Administrative District, Election Office, Jaffna

2. Mr. R. M. A. L Rathnayake, Chairma