INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Court of Appeal today (24 Feb.) extended the interim order preventing the enforcing of the PAYE (Pay As You Earn) tax on the wages of
judges until 01 March 2023
The appropriate order was released by a bench consisting of Court of Appeal President Justice N
Bandula Karunaratne and Justice M
R Marikar.An interim order was provided by the Court of Appeal on 25 January, avoiding the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) from collecting
PAYE taxes from judges following the factor to consider of a petition submitted by an association of Sri Lankas District Judges and
The order was issued by the Appellate Court Bench, comprising of Judges Sobhitha Rajakaruna and Dhammika Ganepola.The association filed the
petition on the premises that deducting such a tax from the wages of judges is not proper, and protests the constitutional law, and has
called the Chief Accountant and the Secretary to the Ministry of Justice as participants.
