The names of four new judges nominated by President Maithripala Sirisena to fill the vacant positions in higher courts has been approved by the Constitutional Council today (Jan 07).
This was approved when the Constitutional Council (CC) convened a special meeting with Speaker Karu Jayasuriya at the parliamentary complex.
The CC granted approval to a name proposed by the President to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Supreme Court judge Eva Wanasundara.
Further, the CC also confirmed the names of two judges for the Supreme Court and one judge for the Appeal Court which were nominated by President Sirisena and later approved by the Council.
Accordingly, three judges for the Supreme Court and one judge for the Appeal Court will be appointed in due course following the approval granted by the CC upon the recommendations of the President.
Speaker Karu Jaysuriya, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, Opposition Leader Mahinda Rajapaksa, Minister Thalatha Athukorale, MP Bimal Ratnayake, Jayantha Danapala, Nanganandan Selvakumaran, and Javid Yusuf attended today's meeting.
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Stabilization and NPP National List MP Harshana Suriyapperuma who is tipped to be named the next Finance Ministry Secretary resigned from Parliament today.
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