{"id":28817,"date":"2026-07-29T17:03:49","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T11:33:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lankatruth.com\/en\/?p=28817"},"modified":"2026-07-30T15:44:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T10:14:18","slug":"extension-of-judges-retirement-age-ministers-face-heated-press-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lankatruth.com\/en\/?p=28817","title":{"rendered":"Extension of Judges\u2019 Retirement Age: Ministers Face Heated Press Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Detailed clarifications regarding the government&#8217;s proposed constitutional amendment to raise the retirement age of Supreme Court judges, alongside parallel revisions to extend the retirement age for judges in primary courts, were provided during the Cabinet decision media briefing held on July 28.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the press conference, Minister of Mass Media Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa and Minister of Justice Attorney-at-Law Harshana Nanayakkara responded directly and comprehensively to a barrage of questions raised by journalists regarding the policy and its legal implications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ministers addressed various concerns raised surrounding the judicial service reforms, emphasizing the government&#8217;s rationale behind the constitutional changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"\u0dc0\u0dca\u200d\u0dba\u0dcf\u0dc3\u0dca\u0dae\u0dcf \u0dc4\u0dcf \u0db4\u0db1\u0dad\u0dca \u0dc3\u0d82\u0dc1\u0ddd\u0daf\u0db1\u0dba\u0dd9\u0db1\u0dca \u0db4\u0dc3\u0dd4 \u0dc3\u0dd2\u0daf\u0dd4\u0dc0\u0db1 \u0dc0\u0dd9\u0db1\u0dc3\u0dca\u0d9a\u0db8\u0dca \u0d9c\u0dd0\u0db1 \u0daf\u0dd3\u0dbb\u0dca\u0d9d \u0db4\u0dd0\u0dc4\u0dd0\u0daf\u0dd2\u0dbd\u0dd2 \u0d9a\u0dd2\u0dbb\u0dd3\u0db8 | Harshana Nanayakkara\" width=\"500\" 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