The Court of Appeal has rejected the writ application filed by the incarcerated parliamentarian Ranjan Ramanayake. Ramanayke’s legal counsel had filed the relevant writ petition seeking an interim order preventing the suspension of his seat in the Parliament. The case was taken up before the Court of Appeal Justices Arjuna Obeysekera and Mayadunne Corea this morning (April 05). Declaring the verdict, Judge Arjuna Obeysekera stated that there was no legal basis for this petition. On August 21, 2017, a contempt of court case against former State Minister Ranjan Ramanayake was filed over defamatory remarks made by him against the judiciary.

Source: The Nation April 05, 2021 04:52 UTC