By Kumudini Hettiarachchi
Petitions by sacked members to be taken up in Appeal Court tomorrowView(s):
Protesting against interference in the SLMC, (from left) Dr. Sarath Gamini de Silva, Prof. Lalitha Mendis, Prof. Mohan de Silva, Prof. Colvin Goonaratna, Dr. Nanda Amarasekera, Dr. Harischandra Gambheera and Dr. Srilal de Silva. Pic by Indika Handuwala
The Court of Appeal is due to take up tomorrow (December 14), the two petitions filed by the five members including the President of the Sri Lanka Medical Council (SLMC) against their sacking by the Health Minister.
SLMC President Prof. Harendra de Silva and council members, Dr. Sunil Rathnapriya and Dr. Upul Gunasekara, challenged their removal in the Court of Appeal on December 2 and the other two council members, Prof. Narada Warnasuriya and Dr. Pushpitha Ubesiri, on December 7.