SriLanka, July 29 -- The "Dinana Dakuna" collective has voiced strong opposition and concern over the Cabinet approval recently granted to amend the Constitution and the Judicature Act No. 2 of 1978, under the stated objective of "making the judicial process more efficient and streamlined."



In a special statement, the collective claimed that the proposed amendments could mark the beginning of an erosion of judicial independence.



The group said that while the government has presented the move as an administrative measure aimed at increasing the number of judges and expanding Court of Appeal hearings at the provincial level, it believes the proposal could instead serve political interests.



According to the collective, the amendm...