BASL reiterates 22nd Amendment requires referendum, urges Govt. to withdraw Bill

The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) yesterday urged the Government to withdraw the proposed 22nd Amendment to the Constitution, reiterating that extending the retirement age of Superior Court judges cannot be validly enacted without approval of the people at a referendum. The BASL, in a statement, said the Bill gazetted on 7 August primarily seeks to extend the retirement age of Supreme Court ..