Sri Lanka, Aug. 13 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake yesterday stressed that the decision to extend the retirement age of judges was not taken with any individual or group in mind, but in the broader public interest.

The President further emphasised that this amendment represents only one component of a broader reform programme aimed at addressing issues across the entire system, and that it does not reflect his personal view or the position of the Government alone.

President Dissanayake made the above remarks during a discussion with representatives of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) at the Presidential Secretariat yesterday (12). During the meeting, which lasted nearly an hour, attention was focused on the 22nd Amendment t...