Diana Withdraws Petition Against SJB

7/18/2024 1:55:06 AM

(MENAFN- Colombo Gazette) Former State Minister Diana Gamage has withdrawn a petition in court filed against the decision taken by the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) to remove her from the party's National List.

Gamage had filed the petition in the Supreme Court.

Lawyers appearing on behalf of the former MP informed court that she was withdrawing the petition.

Gamage was stripped of her Parliament seat in May following a landmark Supreme Court judgement.

The Supreme Court had ruled that Gamage did not legally qualified to hold a parliamentary seat.

The judgement was delivered over a case filed by activist Oshala Herath who challenged the citizenship of the MP.

Gamage was accused of being a British citizen and not qualified to be an MP in Sri Lanka. (Colombo Gazette)

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