Judges' Retirement Age and Judicial Reform
Discussion surrounding President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's decision to extend the retirement age of judges and related constitutional amendments. The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has engaged with the government on this policy, with suggestions to refer the proposal to a Parliamentary Select Committee.
"It's not about any individual or group," he said, while meeting with the Bar Association about extending judge retirement ages—which is definitely the kind of thing you casually discuss with lawyers when you have nothing specific in mind. Meanwhile, Parliament's like "let's form a committee to think about thinking about it," which is just the Sri Lankan way of saying "we'll revisit this in 2047."
The President stressed that the decision to extend the retirement age of judges was not taken with any individual or group in mind, but in the broader public interest, during his meeting with representatives of the BASL this afternoon (12): PMD #lka #SriLanka #BASL https://t.co/2Q0jRmUnpb
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President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has told the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) that the decision to extend the retirement age of judges was not based on any individual or group, but was taken in the common interest of the country, during discussions held with the BASL. https://t.co/XIhYtKLCsk