Gooneratne and Others v. Premachandra and Others – sllr 1994 volume 2 page 137

In the case between eight councillors of the Western Province Provincial Council (petitioners) and the officials and bodies of the Democratic United National Front (including the acting leader, acting general secretary, treasurer, and party committees as respondents), the court addressed whether the expulsion of the petitioners was valid under the party’s constitution and relevant principles of natural justice. The court held that the expulsion was invalid, as the disciplinary process failed to comply with the prescribed procedural requirements and denied the petitioners a fair hearing, thereby violating natural justice. The ruling reaffirmed the necessity for disciplinary processes within political parties to adhere strictly to their governing rules and fundamental fairness principles, ci