The Court of Appeal today overturned the expulsion of three Provincial Council Members from the Democratic Party led by Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka during the 2015 Presidential Election period.

The three PC members, Western Provincial Council Member Ashoka Dayaratne, Southern Provincial Council Member Padmasiri de Silva and North Western Provincial Council Member Malhami Rathnayake, were expelled for supporting former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, defying the position taken by the party.

However, the Court of Appeal today determined the expulsion of the three PC members from the party as illegal.