Sri Lanka, Aug. 7 -- The United National Party (UNP) yesterday pushed back against the Government's proposal to extend the retirement age of Judges, asserting that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Governance Diagnostic Assessment prepared earlier contains no recommendation or requirement to alter judges tenures.Time & Calendars

The UNP Working Committee yesterday passed a resolution calling for the suspension of the proposed 22nd Constitutional Amendment extending the tenure of judges.

The UNP said a new system to address the issues within the judiciary, including the pressing need to reduce the backlog of cases should discussed with all relevant parties and prepared in Parliament and an assessment report prepared by an IMF team du...