MP Senasinghe makes public “Mahanayakes’ letter to President”
SJB Colombo District MP Sujeewa Senasinghe yesterday (12) made public what he described as a letter sent by the Chief Prelates of Sri Lanka’s three Buddhist Nikayas to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, urging the government to reconsider its proposed 22nd Amendment to the Constitution to extend the retirement age of superior court judges. Addressing the […]
SJB Colombo District MP Sujeewa Senasinghe disclosed a letter from the Chief Prelates of Sri Lanka's three Buddhist Nikayas to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, urging the government to reconsider a proposed 22nd Amendment to the Constitution. The letter, addressed to the media at SJB headquarters in Etul Kotte, expressed the Chief Prelates' views on the amendment concerning the retirement age of superior court judges.
According to the letter, the Constitution currently mandates retirement at 63 for Court of Appeal judges and 65 for Supreme Court judges. The Chief Prelates argued that it would be inappropriate for the government to increase these retirement age limits. Senasinghe highlighted the letter amid growing opposition to the amendment, as legal professionals and societal groups express concerns about its potential impact on the independence and functioning of the judiciary.
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