The 22nd amendment to the constitution dealing with the term of the President has been gazetted by order of President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
The Secretary of the Ministry of Justice, was given instructions on Thursday (18) by Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe to hold back publishing the notice in the Gazette about the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution until the presidential election is held.
However, the Justice Minister stated that this decision was made to remove any uncertainty surrounding the holding of the presidential election.
This amendment will modify paragraph (b) of Article 83 of the Constitution regarding the President’s term by changing the words “exceeding six years” to “exceeding five years.”
The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has interdicted Colombo Fort Magistrate Kosala Senadheera.
Mr. Ali Sabri Rahim, a Member of Parliament (MP) for Puttalam District whom an open warrant had been issued, attended a public ceremony at Al Aksha National School in Kalpitiya today (16) as the special guest of honor.
The Supreme Court today refused interim relief in an application filed by President’s Counsel Senaka Walgampaya seeking an Order from the Supreme Court compelling the President to appoint judges to fill the existing vacancies in the Court Of Appeal.
The deadline for online applications to the 2024 G.C.E. Advanced Level (A/L) Examination has been extended until July 12, the Department of Examinations said.
Gazette on new speed limit regulations to be issued within two weeks
Cabinet has approved a proposed amendment to the Constitution that a referendum would be required to extend the Presidential and Parliamentary term beyond five years.
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