Sri Lanka, Sept. 29 -- The Court of Appeal has scheduled a hearing for February 27, 2026 to consider a petition requesting an order to invalidate the parliamentary seat of Dr. Upali Pannilage.

The petition was filed by Oshala Herath, the Chairman of the 'Abhinawa Niwahal Peramuna'.

The petition was taken up today (29) before a bench comprising Court of Appeal President Justice Rohantha Abeysuriya and Justice Priyantha Fernando.

After reviewing the submissions presented by the legal representatives of both the petitioner and the respondent, the bench ordered that the case be scheduled for February 27, 2026, for further clarification and confirmation of facts.

The petitioner states that Dr. Upali Pannilage was appointed as a National Li...