The Supreme Court has rejected the five fundamental rights (FR) petitions filed against the appointment of Dhammika Perera as a National List MP of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) without hearing them.
The declaration was made as the petitions were taken up before the Bench comprising Justices Priyantha Jayawardena, Yasantha Kodagoda and Anil Obeysekara for a second round today (21).
Declaring the verdict, Chairman Justice Jayawardena noted that the petitions will be rejected without being heard as per the majority vote of the Bench.
MIAP