President meets BASL over 22nd Amendment and judges’ retirement agePosted by Onlanka News on August 12, 2026 - 7:33 pmSri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake met representatives of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) this afternoon (August 12) to discuss the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution concerning the proposed extension of the retirement age of judges. The meeting, held at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo, lasted nearly an hour, during which BASL representatives presented their views and recommendations on the proposed amendment. President Dissanayake stressed that the decision to extend the retirement age of judges was not taken with any individual or group in mind, but in the broader public interest. BASL representatives said they had no policy objection to increasing the number of judges or extending the retirement age of judges. However, they proposed that the decision to extend the retirement age be reconsidered with a view to reaching a broader consensus.