Supreme Court dismisses SF’s FR petition

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The Supreme Court today dismissed a Fundamental Rights petition filed by Capt. Senaka Haripriya de Silva, on behalf of Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka seeking his reinstatement to Parliament.

Capt. de Silva is the Private Secretary to Field Marshal Fonseka.

While dismissing the petition, the three-judge-bench, comprising Chief Justice K. Sripavan, Justice Rohini Marasinghe and Justice Eva Wanasundara, observed that there was no legal basis to proceed with the petition since it had been filed by a third person.

In this petition, petitioner Capt. de Silva had cited Secretary General of Parliament Dammika Dissanayake, Elections Commissioner Mahinda Deshapriya, Parliamentarian Jayantha Ketagoda and five others as respondents. (Lakmal Sooriyagoda)

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