Chief Prelate of the Malwatta Chapter – Most Venerable Thibbatuwawe Sri Sumangala Thera has mentioned President Anura Kumara Dissanayake had but to acknowledge or reply to a letter despatched by the Mahanayake Theras in regards to the proposed extension of the retirement age of judges.
This had been talked about throughout a gathering with representatives of a human rights organisation in Kandy.
The Mahanayake Thera mentioned that since historical occasions, the Maha Sangha had supplied rulers with recommendation on issues of nationwide significance, each verbally and in writing.
He mentioned that, in earlier situations, authorities had a minimum of acknowledged that they’d acquired such letters.
“On this matter, nonetheless, we’ve not acquired a reply thus far. We now have not even been knowledgeable whether or not the letter was acquired,” the Thera had mentioned.
On the similar assembly, the organisation’s Government Director, Subhashana Subbavikrama, mentioned that in lots of nations, judges’ tenure extends past the age of 60 and that extending the retirement age in Sri Lanka would due to this fact not pose an issue.
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