‘If there is a risk, don’t proceed’: BASL President on judges’ retirement age

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• Ada Derana (English) — President to meet BASL tomorrow over proposal to increase judges’ retirement age
• NewsFirst — President to Meet BASL Over Judicial Retirement Age Proposal
• Ada Derana (English) — BASL suggests referring judges' retirement age proposal to a Parliamentary Select Committee
• Ada Derana (English) — BASL meets President, urges to decide on judges' retirement age after discussing with experts
• Ada Derana (English) — President to meet BASL over controversial proposal to extend judges’ retirement age
• NewsFirst — President to Meet Bar Association Today (12)
• Ada Derana (English) — BASL delegation at Presidential Secretariat for discussion with President over judges’ retirement age proposal
• Ada Derana (English) — Judges’ retirement age extension not intended for any individual or group - President
• NewsFirst — President Defends Judges' Retirement Age Extension, Says Move Is in National Interest
• NewsWire — ‘If there is a risk, don’t proceed’: BASL President on judges’ retirement age
  Publisher timestamp: 13/08/2026, 20:25:08 (Sri Lanka)
• The Island — BASL hopes talks with President on 22A may yield positive outcome
  Publisher timestamp: 13/08/2026, 05:36:22 (Sri Lanka)
• NewsWire — BASL release details of meeting with President
  Publisher timestamp: 12/08/2026, 21:22:58 (Sri Lanka)
• NewsWire — Judges’ retirement age move not for any individual: President tells BASL
  Publisher timestamp: 12/08/2026, 18:37:14 (Sri Lanka)
• NewsWire — BASL hopes President will reconsider judges’ retirement age amendment after talks
  Publisher timestamp: 12/08/2026, 15:44:53 (Sri Lanka)
• The Island — Let wisdom prevail
  Publisher timestamp: 12/08/2026, 05:30:02 (Sri Lanka)
• NewsWire — President to meet BASL on judicial retirement age proposal
  Publisher timestamp: 11/08/2026, 09:40:59 (Sri Lanka)