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| (1) An appeal to the Supreme Court shall lie against"
| | (a) the determination of an Election Judge under section 100 ; or | | |
| | (b) any other decision or order of an Election Judge. | | |
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| (2) Any such appeal may be preferred, either by the petitioner or by the respondent in the election petition, before the expiry of a period of one month next succeeding the date of the determination or decision against which the appeal is preferred. |
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| (3) Notice of the filing of a petition of appeal, accompanied by a copy of the petition, shall, within ten days of the filing thereof, be served by the appellant on the other party or each of the other parties to the election petition and on the Attorney-General. Such service on a party may be effected in any manner prescribed by rules made under this section, the service of the notice and copy of an election petition. |
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| (4) Every appeal preferred under this .section shall, for the purposes of the application of the Stamp Duty Act, No. 43 of 1982, deemed to be an appeal in a civil action of the value of ten thousand rupees. |
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| (5) Every appeal under this section shall be heard by the Supreme Court and shall, as .far as practicable, be given priority over other business of that Court. The Court may give all such directions as it may consider necessary in relation to the hearing and disposal of each, appeal. |
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| (6) The Attorney-General shall be entitled to appear or be represented in any appeal under this section. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts