DUan Perera v. Rajitha Senaratne (Yapa,,J.) CA 81 Cases referred to : 1. Dahanayake u s De Silva [1 9 7 8 - 7 9 - 8 0 ] 1 S r i.L .R . 4 1 2. Dahanayake vs Pieris 4 5 N L R 3 8 5 3. Chandler Sons vs D.P.P. (1 9 6 4 ) A C 7 6 3 4. Walker Sons & Co. U.K Ltd., vs Gunatilake [ 1 9 7 8 -7 9 -8 0 ] 1 S r i.L .R . 2 3 1 5. Somasundran vs Kotelaw ala 4 0 N L R 2 0 5 6. Coorey vs De Zoysa 4 1 N L R 121 7. Kulasingham vs Tham biyah 4 9 N L R 5 0 5 8. Tham biyah vs Kulasingham 5 0 N L R 2 5 9. Gunasekera vs W ijesinghe 6 5 N L R 3 0 3 10. Martin Perera vs M adadom be 73 N L R 2 5 11. Nesam ony vs Varghese (5 2 ) T r . C 6 6 12. Sana Sam pat vs Jalgaon Borough Municipality 1 L R (1 9 5 8 ) B o m 11 3. 5 6 6 W ijedasa Rajapakse w it h S . W imalasekera fo r P e titio n e r. K.N. Choksy P.C w it h Daya Pelpola fo r I s* a n d 2 nd R e s p o n d e n t s . Saleem M a rso of P.C. Additional Solicitor General fo r 3 - 5 R e s p o n d e n t s . Cur. adv. vult. March 31, 2000. HECTOR YAPA, J. The petitioner is a Member of Parliament. He contested as a candidate at the General Elections held on 16thAugust 1994 for the Badulla District Electorate from the People’s Alliance and was elected as a Member of Parliament. The 1st respondent to this application is also a Member of Parliament. He was nominated as a Member of Parliament from the national list by the United National Party with effect from 18thAugust 1994 as referred to in the gazette notification marked P 1. The petitioner in this application has alleged that the 1st respondent who is a Member of Parliament has entered into various contracts with Government Institutions to supply dental equipment and material. Further he (1st respondent) has tendered for several contracts and some of them have been awarded to him. He has entered into these contracts as a partner of Senaratne Dental