Four names have been proposed to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to fill two vacancies in the Court of Appeal (CA).
Chief Justice Murdu Fernando has proposed the names of High Court Judges Frank Gunawardena, Adithya Kumara Patabendi and Nawaratne Marasinghe on two occasions. Attorney General Parinda Ranasinghe, meanwhile, has proposed the name of Deputy Solicitor General Riyaz Bary.
The President is due to send two of the four names to the Constitutional Council for approval.
Two further vacancies are due to occur in the CA next month with the retirement of CA President Nissanka Bandula Karunaratne and Acting CA President Mohammed Laffar upon reaching 63 years of age. Justice Karunaratne is currently on pre-retirement leave and is due to retire on June 16, while Justice Laffar is set to retire on June 18.
The Judicial Service Commission has also recruited 50 judicial officers to fill existing vacancies in the magistrate courts. Forty-six of the newly recruited judicial officers will be appointed as magistrates, while the remaining four will be appointed as
presidents of labour
tribunals.
Meanwhile, four vacancies exist for the Additional Solicitor General positions at the Attorney General’s Department. Senior Deputy Solicitor Generals Hiranjan Peiris, Azad Nawawi, Lakmali Karunanayake and Sudarshana De Silva are expected to be appointed to fill these vacancies.
(sundaytimes.lk)
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