The Supreme Court has dismissed a petition challenging the decision to hold the General Election on November 14, ruling that the date has been properly set in accordance with the Elections Act. A three-judge bench comprising Justices Preethi Padman Surasena, Shiran Gunaratne, and Priyantha Fernando ordered the dismissal without taking up the petition for hearing, following an extended review of the facts.

The decision came after Additional Solicitor General Viraj Dayaratne, representing the Attorney General, argued that the election date was legally determined by the President and that most preparations for the poll were already complete.

The petition was filed on October 21 by civil society activist H.M. Priyantha Herath, convenor of the "Api Sri Lanka" national organization. Herath’s petition claimed that under Section 10 of the Parliamentary Elections Act, the nomination period, held from October 4 to October 11, sets specific timelines for scheduling an election. The Act requires that polling be held not less than five weeks and not more than seven weeks after nominations close, meaning the earliest polling date should fall on November 15 and the latest on November 29.

The petitioner argued that setting the election date for November 14 violates this provision and infringes on the people's sovereignty as outlined in the Constitution. The petition requested the Supreme Court to rule the decision unconstitutional and issue corrective orders. Respondents in the petition included the Attorney General, the Secretary to the President, and members of the Election Commission.