15 January 2010 12:22 pm
The Supreme Court today directed all media to follow the guidelines issued by the Commissioner of Elections in respect to the forthcoming Presidential Elections.
The Bench comprised Chief Justice Asoka de Silva, Justices Shirani Tilakawardane, N.G.Amaratunga, Saleem Marsoof and K.Sripavan.
Common Opposition Candidate General Sarath Fonseka had filed an application in the Supreme Court against state run media ITN and Lake House for violating the guidelines of the Elections Commissioner against biased coverage of the Presidential election campaign.
Gen. Fonseka had said that the two media institutions had disregarded and blatantly violated the guidelines issued by the Commissioner of Election which were issued following a fundamental rights application filed by him in last December.