The Constitutional Council, chaired by Speaker Karu Jayasuriya, convened this morning (26) at the Parliament complex, the Speaker’s Office said. During the meeting, the nominations presented by the President to fill the positions of Chief Justice and the Auditor General were taken into consideration.
Accordingly the name of Attorney General Jayantha Chandrasiri Jayasuriya was approved for the position of Chief Justice while the name of Additional Auditor General Chulantha Wickramaratne was unanimously approved for the post of Auditor General of Sri Lanka. The statement said that the President was notified of nominations being approved by the CC.