* Why did experts in the legal education field fail to see the error in Article 83 of the Constitution that Attorney General Parinda Ranasinghe noticed in 2024?

* Why did experts in the legal education field fail to see the error in Article 83 of the Constitution that Attorney General Parinda Ranasinghe noticed in 2024?

1. The 22nd Constitutional Amendment Bill was published in the Gazette under the Article 78 of the constitution on 18.07.2024 with the approval of Attorney General Parinda Ranasinghe to correct the error that had arisen due to the failure to amend Article 83 of the Constitution during the process of reducing the term of office of the President and the duration of Parliament to 5 years during the 19th Amendment to the Constitution brought in 2015. 2. The fact that it took 9 years until 2024 to bring the 22nd Constitutional Amendment Bill to correct a mistake made during the process of reducing the presidential term and the term of Parliament to 5 years during the 19th Constitutional Amendment brought in 2015 is a strong indication of the decline in the legal education sector in Sri Lanka. 3. It is imperative that constitutional experts from the University of Colombo, University of Peradeniya, University of Jaffna, the Open University of Sri Lanka (Nawala), and the Sri Lanka Law College finally undertake a comprehensive legal study regarding this error in Article 83 of the Constitution. This contributes to protecting the sovereignty of the people as well as fulfilling the statutary duty to protect the Constitution. 4. At a time when the government is starting to bring a constitutional amendment to increase the term of office of judges, it is appropriate to engage in a legal study regarding this error in Article 83 of the Constitution. 5. While the Attorney General has admitted that there is an error in Article 83 of the Constitution, this legal study is a timely necessity as the error must be corrected before bringing a any constitutional amendment. (In this regard, the 36th Sinhala-medium legal education program will be held on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. at the Colombo Public Library Lobby.) Attorney-at-Law Aruna Laksiri Unawatuna BSc(Col), PGDC(Col) (Coordinator) Dr. Thilaka Padma Subasinghe Memorial Legal Education Programme. Translation of the Article * පාරින්ද රණසිංහ නීතිපති 2024 දී දුටු ආණ්ඩුක්‍රම ව්‍යවස්ථාවේ 83වන ව්‍යවස්ථාවේ පවතින වැරැද්ද නීති අධ්‍යාපන ක්ෂේත්‍රයේ ප්‍රවීණයන් නොදුටුවේ ඇයි?