This follows the withdrawal of one of the judges of the two member bench, D.S.C.Lekamwasam who wanted to pull out due to personal reasons.

The president of the panel is Judge Sathya Hettige.

Objections

The prosecuting lawyers appearing for former Army Commander, Sarath Fonseka said that the petitioner had objected to Judge Sathya Hettige’s sitting in the case.

The Appeal Court considering these facts had ordered that the petition be heard under a new panel of judges on October 15.

Former Army commander challenging the verdict of the first court martial requested the court to overturn the decision that stripped him of military rank.

The first court martial found Sarath Fonseka guilty for involvement in politics while in service.