Court dismisses petition against State Minister Diana Gamage

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Colombo (LNW): The Court of Appeal today (31) has rejected a writ petition that challenged State Minister of Tourism Diana Gamage’s parliamentary seat.

The petition had sought to declare that Diana Gamage was ineligible to be a Member of Parliament due to her British citizenship.

The petition was filed by civil activist Oshala Herath, and it has been dismissed by a majority decision of the three-judge bench.

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