State Minister Diana Gamage's petition for dismissal of Samagi Jana Balawegaya’s decision to remove her party membership has been postponed by the Supreme Court today (10).
The petition was scheduled to be heard by the Supreme Court bench comprising Justices Gamini Amarasekara, Kumuduni Wickremesinghe and Mahinda Samayawardhena today, but was postponed due to Justice Wickremesinghe's reported illness.
The petition was subsequently re-called on February 9.
The SJB has expelled National List MP Gamage from the party due to her failure to vote against the 20th Amendment to the Constitution.
Due to her recent infraction of party rules, the SJB has further considered suspending her membership in order to secure its reputation and future.
A person who carried a nine millimeter fire arm to the departure terminal of the Bandaranike International airport was arrested by airport police yesterday.
Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe has been summoned by the Bribery Commission following a statement he made supporting MP Chamara Sampath Dissanayake who is in custody.
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