Bar Council moves to reappoint all expelled delegates

The Bar Council yesterday reappointed all delegates who had been expelled on the grounds they had not attended three or four consecutive meetings of the Council. A motion to reappoint some 200 delegates was moved by Daya Perera P.C. and was seconded by the Bar Association Secretary Sunil Abeyratna at the meeting of the Council held in Kalutara last morning. The motion was approved without opposition from any members of the Council, Mr.Abeyratna said.

The expulsion of the members became a contentious issue after Colombo Law Society president Upul Jayasuriya wrote to Mr. Abeyratna asking that the expulsion motion be revoked.In response however Mr. Abeyratne said he could not revoke the notice as it would be in violation of the constitutional provisions of the BASL. However at last morning’s meeting, the notice was revoked and the expelled members were reappointed.