What remedies are available in the last instance?

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka

Answer
Correction of the results
Source

Parliamentary Elections Act,No.1 of 1981

104. (1) The Supreme Courtmay, upon any appeal preferred under section 102 affirm, vary or reverse the determinationor decision of the Election Judge to which the appeal relates.

(2) Where the Supreme Courtre:;;erves on appeal the determination of the Election Judge under section 100,that Court shall decide whether the Member whose return or lection was complainedof in the election petition, was duly returned or elected, or whether theelection was void, and a certificate of such decision shall be issued by thatCourt.

(3) The Supreme Court may, inthe case of any appeal under :;;ection 102, order that the election petition towhich the appeal relates shall be tried anew in its entirety or in regard toany matter specified by that Court and give such directions in relation theretoas that OJurt may think fit.

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Source:

http://www.ifes.org/~/media/Files/Publications/Election%20Law/1981/IFES_18/EL00120.pdf

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