Through the request, the CPA contends that the arrangement disregards Statute 99 (an) of the Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka since Fonseka was not named in the UNP national rundown or an UNP locale competitor list in the 2015 August General Election.
The arrangement abuses the crucial privileges of the candidate and the general population of Sri Lanka ensured under Statutes 10, 12 (1) and 14 (!) (3), the solicitor said.
The solicitor asks for the Supreme Court to issue a request against the arrangement of Fonseka. Advance more, the candidate asks for a between time request confining Fonseka's working as a MP until the determination of the appeal.
UNP General Secretary Kabir Hashim, Sarath Fonseka, Speaker Karu Jayasuriya, General Secretary of Parliament Dhammika Dassanayake, Chairman of the Elections Commission Mahinda Deshapriya and the Attorney General are among the eight respondents named in the appeal.
Fonseka did challenge the decision in August 2015, yet did not challenge under the UNP ticket. He challenged from the Colombo District from the Democratic Party, however neglected to enter Parliament. He was designated taking after a working understanding marked between the DP and the UNP.
