According to the report, the Court of Appeal has issued an interim order preventing all public service nurses who have reached the age of 60 from retiring until they reach the age of 63.
It is stated that this order was given when a petition was submitted along with several parties including the State United Nurses Association pointing out the Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena, the Secretary of the Ministry of Public Administration, the Minister of Health and several other parties as the respondents.
Appeal Court Judges Nishanka Bandula Karunaratne and M.A.R. considered the petitions. The order was given by Justice Marikkar.