SJB’s decision to expel Minister Harin Manusha is correct – Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has ruled that the decision taken by THE Samagi Jana Balawegaya to suspend the party membership of Ministers Manush Nanayakkara and Harin Fernando was lawful.

The court issued this verdict while dismissing a petition filed by the two ministers seeking an order declaring that the SJB’s decision to remove them from the party is unlawful.

The decision was announced by the three-member Supreme Court bench this morning. MPs Harin Fernando and Manusha Nanayakkara were sworn in as the Minister of Tourism & Lands and Minister of Labour & Foreign Employment, respectively whereas Minister Fernando was also appointed as the Sports Minister.