Parliament to debate 22nd Constitutional Amendment on 24 September
Parliament is scheduled to debate the proposed 22nd Amendment to the Constitution on 24 September following a decision by the Committee on Parliamentary Business.The Judicature (Amendment) Bill is scheduled to be taken up for its Second Reading on 25 September.
The proposed 22nd Amendment includes provisions to increase the mandatory retirement age of Supreme Court judges from 65 to 67 and Court of Appeal judges from 63 to 65.It also proposes that the Chief Justice retire at 67 or after completing six years in office, whichever comes first.The proposed changes have faced objections from the Bar Association of Sri Lanka and the political opposition, with petitions challenging the Bill’s constitutionality having been considered by the Supreme Court.
