Mohamed Shihabdeen Seyed Ameer Ali alias Ameer Ali Shihabdeen vs. Sri Lanka Muslim Congress and others – SC APPLICATION SPECIAL [EXPULSION] NO. 01/2009-2009

The case between Mohamed Shihabdeen Seyed Ameer Ali (alias Ameer Ali Shihabdeen) and Sri Lanka Muslim Congress, Rauff Hakeem, et al. addressed the constitutional validity of an expulsion under Article 99(13)(a) of the Constitution. The proceedings examined whether disciplinary measures, based on allegedly inaccurate press reports and internal party disputes, were sufficient to deprive an elected Member of Parliament of his status. It was determined that a unilateral party decision did not meet the due process requirements established by constitutional and case law principles, and the decision of expulsion was deemed legally unsound.

J.A.N. de Silva J. — The opinion extensively reviewed the facts concerning internal party disputes and disciplinary proceedings, noting reliance on erroneo