The Court of Appeal issued an order today (Dec. 15), extending the retirement age of specialist doctors in the Government service, to 63 years.

The two-judge bench of the Court of Appeal, comprising Justices Nissanka Bandula Karunaratne and Vikum Kaluarachchi, gave this order following a writ petition filed by 176 consultant specialist doctors challenging the Cabinet of Ministers’ decision dated 17-10-2022.