The gazette notification was issued by Secretary to the President Dr. N.S. Kumanayake on the order of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.
The gazette notification states that an attorney-at-law should not be appointed as a President's Counsel unless the relevant male or female lawyer served as a Supreme Court lawyer for a period of at least twenty years.
Meanwhile, applications were called for the appointment of President's Counsel.
Accordingly, a gazette notification was issued stating that applications should be submitted on or before August 31st.







