Sri Lanka, June 3 -- Reports indicating that the government is considering a constitutional amendment to raise the retirement age for judges of the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal are noted with grave concern. The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) shared this view in a letter addressed to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake dated 25th May 2026.

The association states that the retirement ages for the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court judges, which stand at 63 and 65 years respectively since the 1978 Constitution, should not undergo arbitrary changes, as such alterations are neither required nor desirable. Taking such action will diminish public trust in the legal system's integrity and undermine the government's vow to protect ...