Bill on judges’ retirement age extension presented to Parliament on August 18

The 22nd Amendment to the Constitution Bill for extending the retirement age of judges and the Bill to amend the Judicature Act will be presented to Parliament in the coming week, Justice and National Integration Minister Harshana Nanayakkara said.

The relevant bills are scheduled to be tabled in Parliament on August 18, the minister mentioned.

The 22nd Amendment to the Constitution was published via an Extraordinary Gazette notification on August 7.