Abeyrathne Chitra Shrimathi Manthilaka Vs. United National Party and others – CA EXP/01/2017-2017

In the case between Abeyrathne Chitra Shrimathi Manthilaka and the United National Party (UNP) with party officials, the court addressed the validity of the Petitioner’s expulsion from the UNP under Section 63(1) of the Provincial Councils Elections Act, No. 2 of 1988, and whether the disciplinary inquiry process breached principles of natural justice. The holding established that the procedures for the Petitioner’s expulsion were conducted in accordance with the required legal standards, and no breach of natural justice or impropriety was found in the conduct of the party’s disciplinary proceedings. The principle reaffirmed is that, where adequate opportunity for participation is afforded and procedural requirements are fulfilled, judicial interference with decisions of political parties