Sri Lanka, Dec. 31 -- The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has drawn President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's attention to the process of promotions of Judicial Officers, Judges of the High Court and the Court of Appeal in recent months.

In a letter directed to the President, the BASL has noted that although conventionally promotions within the Judiciary have been granted on the basis of seniority, in the recent past the process has been overlooked in some occasions.

The BASL said, "if seniority has been overlooked on the basis of merit, it is observed, presently there are no clear or established guidelines governing the assessment of merit in granting such promotions in the Judiciary."

The letter to the President notes that the absence...