Court issues notices on ex- president Sirisena and MP Dayasiri Jayasekara 

Colombo District Court has ordered to issue notices on SLFP leader and former President Maithripala Sirisena and the General Secretary of SLFP Dayasiri Jayasekara, informing them to appear before the court next Wednesday (19) to present the facts in relation to a petition filed by Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva.

Nimal Siripala de Silva, Minister of Ports, Shipping and Aviation and Senior Vice President of the SLFP, has filed a case seeking the court to nullify the decision taken by the Sri Lanka Freedom Party to remove him from the positions he held in the party.Colombo District Judge MPurnima Paranagama issued the notices after considering the case filed by Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva.

Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva told the court that the Sri Lanka Freedom Party had organized a meeting called the All Lanka Committee and amended the constitution of the party on September 2nd and the defendants claimed that he has been removed from his positions according to the powers given to the General Secretary of the party by the constitutional amendment.

Nimal Siripala de Silva said that he also received an invitation to the All Lanka committee meeting that was said to have been held while such a committee does not have the legal authority to amend the party constitution.

Therefore, de Silva has requested the court to issue a declaration that he will continue to hold positions in the party and to issue a restraining order to prevent the defendants or their representatives from interfering with the activities of his position.In September this year, the SLFP decided to remove MPs of the party who have accepted ministerial portfolios in the incumbent government from all their positions in the party, as they have acted against the decision of the party’s Central Committee.