Six petitions filed against 22nd Constitutional Amendment

Six petitions filed against 22nd Constitutional Amendment

Six petitions filed against 22nd Constitutional Amendment

Proposed 22nd Amendment faces swift Supreme Court challenges

The Government’s proposed 22nd Amendment to the Constitution faces an immediate test before the Supreme Court and further resistance in Parliament, after several petitions were filed within hours of its tabling yesterday challenging the extension of retirement ages of superior court judges, including those currently in office. ..

Speaker informs Parliament of petitions against 22nd Amendment

Copies of three petitions filed before the Supreme Court challenging the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution Bill have been received by the Speaker of Parliament. A copy of a separate petition filed before the Supreme Court challenging the Judicature (Amendment) Bill, which seeks to amend the Judicature Act, has also been received by the Speaker. Speaker Jagath Wickramaratne announced the receipt of the petitions in Parliament today. (Newswire) T…

Analysis: The Challenge to the 22nd Amendment

The short conclusion: This is a formidable constitutional challenge-particularly against applying the proposed retirement-age extension to judges already in office. Its strongest argument is not […] The post Analysis: The Challenge to the 22nd Amendment appeared first on FINANCIAL CHRONICLE.

BASL takes 22nd amendment battle to Supreme Court

The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has filed a Special Determination petition before the Supreme Court challenging the constitutionality of the Bill titled “Twenty-Second Amendment to the Constitution,” which proposes to increase the retirement age of Supreme Court judges to 67 and Court of Appeal judges to 65.