Sri Lanka, March 13 -- The Supreme Court has once again taken up for hearing the petition filed by State Minister Diana Gamage challenging a decision taken by the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) to scrap her membership in the party.

The petition was reheard before a three-member Supreme Court trial bench comprising of Justices Gamini Amarasekara, Kumuduni Wickremesinghe and Mahinda Samayawardena, Ada Derana reporter said.

Appearing for the General Secretary of the SJB Ranjith Madduma Bandara, who has been named as a respondent of the case, President's Counsel Jayampathy Wickramaratne pointed out before the courts that several essential parties have not been named as respondents in this petition.

He also mentioned that the petition could n...