Sri Lanka, July 2 -- The Court of Appeal today (02) granted leave to proceed with the hearing of the petition filed seeking to nullify the parliamentary membership of Jaffna District Independent MP Ramanathan Archchuna.

However, the Appeals Court bench stated that it would not issue an interim injunction preventing MP Archchuna from sitting in Parliament and voting, as requested in the petition.

The order was issued by a bench Court of Appeal Justices comprising Justices Mayadunne Corea and Mahen Gopallawa.

The petition was submitted by activist Oshala Herath, chairman of the 'Abhinawa Niwahal Peramuna'.

The counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner said before the court that the respondent MP had been serving as a government doct...