July 1 – July 7, 2024 | Vol.14, #27 Event: In early July, Chamindra Dayan Lenawa, a businessperson from Moratuwa, filed a fundamental rights (FR) petition in the Supreme Court.[1][2][3] He requested an interim order to prevent the election commission from holding the presidential election until the court provides an interpretation of the end date of the president’s official term.[4][5][6] Seven intervening petitions were filed against the FR petition filed by Lenawa.[7][8]On July 4, through a media release, President Wickremesinghe stated that Lenawa had not consulted…
