UNP calls for suspension of plan to extend judges’ tenure
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It is reported that the United National Party Working Committee has today (06) passed a resolution to express its appreciation to Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa, with the aim of convening a special meeting of all opposition parties on the issue of increasing the retirement age of judges. Accordingly, this resolution was presented and passed when the UNP Working Committee met at the Colombo Mal Road Political Office under the patronage of UNP…
UNP calls for suspension of plan to extend judges’ tenure
The United National Party (UNP) Working Committee has declared that the government’s plan to submit a bill amending the Constitution and the Judiciary Act, with the stated aim of strengthening judicial independence and clearing case backlogs, is unacceptable. In its resolution, the UNP stressed that while reducing the backlog of cases is a shared expectation across all parties, extending the tenure of judges is not a solution. Issuing a stateme…
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