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Government submits Bills to expand judicial system
The Attorney General's Office presented the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution and the Judicature (Amendment) Bill in court. Solicitor General Viraj Dayaratne argued these bills aim to enhance judicial efficiency, while petitions challenging their legality were heard by a five-judge Supreme Court bench.
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Through that amendment, the number of judges of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal was increased. The 1972 Constitution fixed the retirement age of judges at 63 years. In the United Kingdom and Canada, the retirement age of judges is 75 years.
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