Supreme Court Opinion on 22nd Amendment Expected in Parliament Next Week
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- Sri Lanka’s Parliament is expected to receive the Supreme Court’s opinion on the 22nd Constitutional Amendment Bill next week after hearings on petitions challenging it ended last week.
- The bill would raise the retirement age for Supreme Court judges from 65 to 67 and for Court of Appeal judges from 63 to 65.
- The proposal has faced strong opposition from several sections of society.
Sri Lanka’s Parliament is likely to receive the Supreme Court’s opinion on the 22nd Constitutional Amendment Bill next week, parliamentary sources said. Hearings on petitions concerning the bill ended last week.
Under the Constitution, when a bill faces a challenge, the Supreme Court must formally communicate its opinion to the president and the speaker of Parliament. Parliament is scheduled to meet from September 8 to September 11.
If the opinion reaches the speaker before Monday, it is expected to be presented to Parliament on Tuesday. The bill would increase the retirement age for Supreme Court judges from 65 to 67 and raise the retirement age for Court of Appeal judges from 63 to 65.
The proposed amendment has drawn strong opposition from many sections of society.
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Originally published by Lankadeepa in Sinhala. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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