N.W.E.Buwaneka Lalitha et al. vs Geetha Samanmali Kumarasinghe et al. – SC APPEAL 99/2017-2017

In the case between members of the public (Petitioners, including Chandra Kumara Buddhika and others) and Geetha Samanmali Kumarasinghe (1st Respondent-Appellant), with officials including the Controller General of Immigration and Emigration as Respondents, the Supreme Court addressed whether the 1st Respondent-Appellant was constitutionally disqualified from holding office as a Member of Parliament due to dual citizenship (Sri Lanka and Switzerland) at the time of nomination and oath-taking, pursuant to Article 91(1)(d)(xiii) of the Constitution. The determination held that the existence of dual citizenship at the relevant time constitutes a statutory disqualification, rendering her election a nullity, and thereby justified the issue of a writ of quo warranto to remove her from office. Th