Sri Lanka, Sept. 16 -- The Law Association for Asia and the Pacific (LAWASIA) has expressed serious concern over the procedure followed by the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka in the constitutional challenges to the proposed 22nd Amendment to the Constitution, which seeks to extend the retirement ages of Judges of the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal.

In a statement issued dated September 16, 2026, LAWASIA reiterated its longstanding commitment to the rule of law, judicial independence and the proper administration of justice. The organisation referred to its earlier statement of 30 June 2026, in which it had already flagged concerns about the implications of the ad hoc reform for judicial independence and the need for transparency, cons...