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SJB proposes that judges be paid a stipend for writing their judgments
Speaking at the committee stage debate on Budget 2024 under the expenditure heads of the Ministry of Justice, Chief Opposition Whip and Kandy District MP Lakshman Kiriella said yesterday that many judges had not written their judgments. “We propose that a should be paid to them as an incentive so that the backlog of unwritten judgments could be cleared faster,” Kiriella said.
Kiriella said that judges were leaving the country for foreign employment because the salaries they draw here were not sufficient to cover their expenses. “The Justice Minister sought our opinion on the matter of judges leaving the country when we met at a recent party leaders’ meeting. Judges cannot live on the salary they draw. On the other hand, there is no point asking the opinion of MPs on this matter. The Chief Justice should be consulted. The matter should not be decided by MPs, party leaders, the Justice Minister or the President. It is a matter that should be decided by the Chief Justice.
“Some judges do not write their judgments. They must not be allowed to go abroad. They could be given permission to go abroad upon completion of the task of writing of judgments. We think that the judges should be given a stipend for writing judgments,” Kiriella said.
Following the conclusion of bilateral discussions between President Anura Kumara Disanayake and Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, official-level talks between the delegations of Sri Lanka and India commenced this morning (05) at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo.
Representing the Government of Sri Lanka were Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism, Vijitha Herath; Minister of Labour and Deputy Minister of Economic Development, Anil Jayantha; Secretary to the President Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake; Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Dr. P. Nandalal Weerasinghe, along with other senior officials.
The Indian delegation included Minister of External Affairs Dr. S. Jaishankar, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri and His Excellency Santosh Jha, High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka, along with several other senior officials of the Government of India.
Indian Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, who arrived in Sri Lanka on the invitation of President Anura Kumara Disanayake on Friday [04] night, visited the Presidential Secretariat this morning (05).
The Indian Prime Minister was warmly welcomed by President Anura Kumara Disanayake upon his arrival at the Presidential Secretariat.
Prime Minister Modi is currently on a state visit to Sri Lanka, reaffirming the theme “Friendship of Centuries — Commitment to a Prosperous Future” which symbolises the longstanding ties between Sri Lanka and India. The Indian Premier is scheduled to remain in the country until tomorrow (06).
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The official welcoming ceremony for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was held this morning (05) at the Independence Square in Colombo.
On arrival at the Independence Square the Indian Prime Minister was warmly welcomed by President Anura Kumara Disanayake.
Discussions between Sri Lankan and Indian delegations at the presidential secretariat
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