The Court of Appeal has dismissed without hearing a petition filed against Western Province Local Government Commissioner Sarangika Jayasundara, which sought an interim injunction to halt the secret ballot for electing the Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Seethawaka PS (Pradeshiya Sabha).

The petition was lodged by opposition members of the Pradeshiya Sabha.

The ruling was delivered by a bench comprising Court of Appeal President Justice Rohantha Abeysuriya and Justice Priyantha Fernando.

Meanwhile, similar petitions filed in relation to the Mawathagama and Seethawaka Urban Councils were also rejected by the court.