Justice Minister clarifies decision to extend judgesβ retirement age
Source: Sri Lanka Mirror
Category: Politics
Region: Sri Lanka
Published: July 28, 2026 at 11:08
π Summary
The Justice Minister Harshana Nanayakkara has said that the decision to extend the retirement age of judges was taken as part of measures to improve the efficiency of Sri Lankaβs judicial system and address a backlog of more than 1.1 million cases. Joining this weekβs Cabinet briefing held earlier today (July 28), he said that [β¦]