Supreme Court issues stay order on Court of Appeal decision to disqualify Geetha

 

The Supreme Court issued a stay order today till May 15 on the Appeal Courts decision to disqualify former Galle District UPFA MP Geetha Kumarasinghe from functioning as a MP.

On May 3, the Appeal Court ruled that MP Geetha Kumarasinghe could no longer function as a MP as she had contested the election while bearing dual citizenship in Sri Lanka and Switzerland.

According to the 19th Amendment to the Constitution no person that holds dual citizenship can be elected to Parliament.

Meanwhile, the Election Committee announced it would keep Geetha Kumarasinghe’s seat vacant till a Supreme Court verdict is made.

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