INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
An appeal filed challenging the decision of the Court of Appeal to dismiss the petition, filed seeking the disqualification of State
activist Oshala Herath was taken up before a Supreme Court judge bench led by Justice Yasantha Kodagoda today (Jan
seat and citizenship was dismissed by the Appeals Court.Naming State Minister Gamage and several others as the respondent of his appeal,
Herath said he had previously filed a petition alleging that the lawmaker is unqualified to hold the position of a member of parliament in
Sri Lanka, as she also holds dual citizenship.However, a three-member judge bench of the Appeals Court delivered a split decision on October
31, 2023 and dismissed the petition, subject to a fee.Accordingly, Herath has sought a Supreme Court order determining that the Appeals
Court ruling is unlawful and that State Minister Gamage is not qualified to hold parliamentary seat.
