මන්ත්‍රී ධුරයෙන් දොට්ට විසිවුණු ඩයනා

Today, the Supreme Court ruled that State Minister Diana Gamage lacks the legal qualifications to retain her parliamentary seat. The decision follows the court's consideration of an appeal challenging the dismissal by the Appeals Court of a petition contesting Gamage's parliamentary membership. The court had initially deferred its verdict indefinitely after concluding the hearings on February 13. Social activist Oshala Herath lodged the appeal two weeks subsequent to the dismissal of his petition against Gamage's parliamentary seat and citizenship by the Appeals Court. In his appeal, Herath named Gamage and others as respondents, reiterating his previous petition's claim that the lawmaker, by holding dual citizenship, is ineligible to hold a seat in the Sri Lankan parliament.