Jayawardene Ratemahamaya Of Katugampola

1930

Present: Maartensz A.J.

In the Matter of an Application for a Writ of quo warranto.

JAYAWARDENE, v. RATEMAHATMAYA OF KATUGAMPOLA.

Writ of quo warranto-Meeting under Village Communities Ordinance-Election of chairman-Procedure in counting votes-Resolution not seconded-Village Communities Ordinance, No. 9 of 1924.

Where, at a meeting of the inhabitants of a subdivision held under the Village Communities Ordinance, the resolution proposed in terms of section 16 of the Ordinance was that the Ratemahatmaya of the pattu should be the ex officio Chairman,-

Held, that the form of the resolution did not affect the validity of the decision that there should be an ex officio and not an elected chairman.

An irregularity in the method of counting the votes does not avoid an election so long as it did not affect the result.

A resolution which was put to the meeting, without being seconded, is not invalid.

APPLICATION for a writ of quo warranto to have the election of the respondents to the Village Committee of the subdivision of Dandagamuwa declared null and void.

A meeting of the inhabitants of the subdivision of Dandagamuwa

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