Sri Lanka, April 9 -- An injunction which was issued preventing the removal of Minister Mahinda Amaraweera, State Minister Lasantha Alagiyawanna and MP Duminda Dissanayake from their positions in the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP), was yesterday extended until April 24 by the Colombo District Court.

The order was issued by Colombo Chief District Judge Sandun Vithana.

In their petitions, the petitioners have pointed out that the party had taken illegal and arbitrary actions to expel them from their positions in the party in a manner contrary to the party constitution.

The petitioners have also pointed out in their petition that the SLFP leadership had caused damage to their reputations by attempting to remove them from their positions i...