Supreme Court determination on 22nd Amendment to be announced tomorrow

Sri Lanka court clears 22nd Amendment, says no referendum needed

Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has ruled that the 22nd Amendment does not require a referendum. The finding clears a major hurdle for the Bill even as critics warn it could weaken judicial independence.

Supreme Court determination on 22nd Amendment to be announced tomorrow

Supreme Court determination on 22nd Amendment to be announced tomorrow

Sri Lanka: SC Judement on the 22 Amendment and the Anatomy of Judicial Self-Preservation - Shiral Lakthilaka • Sri Lanka Brief

A Jurisprudential Critique of the Sri Lankan Supreme Court’s Twenty-Second Amendment Determination The recent Special Determination of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka on the Twenty-Second Amendment to the Constitution and the Judicature (Amendment) Bills has ignited a profound constitutional debate. At its core, the determination addresses whether an automatic, uniform two-year extension of the […]

Supreme Court rules no referendum needed for Sri Lanka's 22nd Amendment

The Supreme Court has determined that Sri Lanka’s 22nd Amendment to the Constitution does not require approval by the people at a referendum.

22nd Amendment does not require referendum, Supreme Court determines: Speaker

Speaker Jagath Wickramaratne today announced that the Supreme Court has held that the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution does not need to be approved by the people at a referendum.

Sri Lanka Parliament to Receive Supreme Court Determination on 22nd Amendment

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — September 22, 2026: Sri Lanka’s Parliament is set to receive the Supreme Court’s confidential determination today