The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL), at a meeting yesterday, decided that it will not oppose the appointment of Ramanathan Kannan as High Court Judge. 

 

The decision comes on the heels of a statement by TNA parliamentarian M.A. Sumanthiran, who said neither BASL not the Judicial Services Association - a trade union - had any part to play in the appointment of a High Court Judge and that their opposition was tantamount to contempt of court.