Enjoining order issued against UNP on dismissal of NLC member

Roshan THUSHARA and Jayantha DE SILVA

The Colombo District Court Judge M.Y.M. Izerdeen yesterday issued an enjoining order preventing the UNP from dismissing the National Labour Congress (NLC) member and Provincial Councillor of Nuwara Eliya Ameerdeen Abdul Azis who contested the last Provincial Council (PC) elections on the UNP ticket.

Attorney-at-Law Faiz Musthapa PC appearing for the plaintiff pleaded to both nullify in law and invalidate the letter dated June 14 sent to the plaintiff by UNP General Secretary Tissa Attanayaka.

The Attorney-at-Law submitted that the plaintiff would have to bear an irreparable loss as copies of the letter had been already sent to both the Elections Commissioner and the Nuwara Eliya District Returning Officer.

Furthermore the plaintiff by virtue of being both a PC member and a citizen by expressing his support to the ruling party of the PC did not violate any party constitution.

Apart from that, the District Court yesterday issued an enjoining order valid till August 29 preventing the United Sri Lanka Democratic Front President S.Sathasivam from dismissing the PC Councillor Murugaiya Yogeswaran of the United Sri Lanka Democratic Front. The plaintiff had contested the last PC election from the UNP.

Attorney-at-Law Tharaka Nanayakkara instructed by Attorney-at-Law Sajeewa Kaluarachi appeared for the plaintiff.