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http://dx.doi.org/10.59704/3e3bd1732be4f5bc https://verfassungsblog.de/sri-lankas-constitutional-council-comes-into-its-own/ Sri Lanka’s Constitutional Council Comes Into Its Own - The Supreme Court Vindicates the Council’s Role in Vetting Appointments to High Judicial Office Dias, Sanjit eng 2025-01-24 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 election of judges Fourth Branch Guarantor Institutions Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 2024 was full of landmark decisions, and the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka ended the year with another one for the history books. In Pathirathne v Abeywardena and others, the court dealt with the controversial issue of the constitutional council’s refusal to approve the president’s nomination of a judge to the Supreme Court. This was the first case seeking review of a decision of the constitutional council. I argue that the decision is significant because the court affirms the council’s role in securing judicial independence, overrules (by implication) previous remarks on the council’s purpose, and strengthens the culture of inter-branch accountability.