Basheer Segu Dawood v. Ferial Ashraff and Others – sllr 2002 volume 1 page 026

The case between Basheer Segu Dawood (Plaintiff) and Ferial Ashraff and others (Defendants) addressed the validity of expelling a person from the National Unity Alliance (NUA) under Article 99(13)(a) of the Constitution. It was held that the expulsion was invalid because Basheer Segu Dawood was never a member of the NUA, as the alliance’s constitution permitted only political parties as members, not individuals. The principle confirmed that an individual cannot be expelled from an entity of which membership was not held, and consequently, Dawood’s status as a Member of Parliament remained unaffected. This decision relied on the interpretation of Article 99A and Article 99(13)(a) of the Constitution and emphasized that expulsion must be founded on lawful membership. The first respondent was