Election Petition cases filed by Kumar and Dakuvula adjourned to Thursday

The election petition case filed by Unity Fiji Party’s Satish Kumar has been adjourned to this Thursday.

The respondents in this case have been ordered by Justice Anjala Wati and Justice Kamal Kumar to file their responses before the next call of the case.

The petition has been filed against FijiFirst parliamentarians, Salik Govind and Alexander O’Connor and the Supervisor of Elections.

Lawyer Jolame Uludole represented Satish Kumar while Solicitor General Sharvada Sharma was in court representing the Supervisor of Elections.

Devanesh Sharma was in court on the instructions of the FijiFirst General Secretary Aiyaz Sayed‑Khaiyum.

Justice Kumar and Justice Wati have said that the responses must be filed by 3pm tomorrow.

Meanwhile, another election petition case that was filed by Jone Dakuvula, has been adjourned to 10am this Thursday.

Dakuvula has filed the petition against the Supervisor of Elections, the Electoral Commission, Voreqe Bainimarama, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum and Faiyaz Koya.

The respondents in this case have also been asked to file their responses by 3pm tomorrow.