The Hindu·3 min read·medium
Sri Lanka to table contentious Bill extending judges’ retirement age
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Meera Srinivasan
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The Sri Lankan government plans to introduce a constitutional amendment to increase the retirement age for Supreme Court and Court of Appeal judges. Critics and the Bar Association of Sri Lanka argue the move threatens judicial independence.
The Sri Lankan government will table a contentious Bill in Parliament this week seeking to raise the mandatory retirement age of judges of the country’s Supreme Court and Court of Appeal, a move critics say could undermine the independence of the judiciary.
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