The Hon. Sunil Watagala, Attorney-at-Law
Hon. Sunil Watagala clarified that the Government had not acted improperly regarding former High Court Judge Ilanchezian’s service extension. He stated that extensions require recommendations from the President of the Court of Appeal and the Chief Justice, and that no such recommendations had been received when the judge reached retirement age.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Deputy Chairperson, regarding the statements about former High Court Judge Ilanchezian: there is no criticism of the Government in this. There are established criteria for granting service extension. Consideration is given after recommendations from the President of the Court of Appeal and the Chief Justice. When he reached retirement age, such recommendations had not come. Whatever statements are made outside, the Government cannot act without the proper recommendations. I wished to clarify this.
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- Hansard, Saturday, 15 November 2025 ·No. 22870 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Sunil Watagala, Attorney-at-Law. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 15 November 2025. No. 22870. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/29047