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The Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka, commonly known as the Appeal Court, is the second most senior court in the Sri Lankan legal system, with only the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka above it. Established in 1971, under the Court of Appeal Act No. 44 of 1971, the Appeal Court has jurisdiction to hear appeals from the High Court or any lower court; its ...
Sri Lanka Law College University of Brussels: President of the Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka: Shirani Bandaranayake: North Western: 1958 – 30 October 1996 – 13 January 2013 28 January 2015 – 29 January 2015 18 May 2011 – 13 January 2013 28 January 2015 – 29 January 2015 5,919+1 606+1 Kumaratunga: University of Colombo University of ...
Obeyesekere was appointed as a judge of the Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka on 23 April 2018 by President Maithripala Sirisena. [6] [4] He was later appointed President of the Court of Appeal on 1 December 2020 by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
Legal education in Sri Lanka is based on the constitution and the legal framework of Sri Lanka which is mainly based on Roman-Dutch law.. The modern legal education in Sri Lanka dates back to 1833 when the Supreme Court was allowed by Section 17 of the Charter of 1833, to "admit and enrol as Advocates and Proctors, persons of good repute and of competent knowledge and ability upon examination ...
She became the first woman to be enrolled as a State Counsellor in 1978. She further established a record by being the country's first female judge of the High Court in April 1988 and became the first woman justice of the Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka in July 1998. She went on to become President of the Court of Appeals. [2]
He was justice of the Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka, judge of the High Court and a magistrate. [1] [2] He received an education from Dharmasoka College, Ambalangoda and at Royal College, Colombo, he entered the University of Sri Lanka. He would later follow post graduate studies at Queen Mary College, University of London.
The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka is the highest judicial instance and final court of appeal. [1] [2] It is composed of the Chief Justice and not less than six and not more than 17 Puisne Justices. Judges are appointed by the President with the nomination of the Parliamentary Council and serve for a lifetime period (65). The Supreme Court is the ...
The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka was created on 18 April 1801 with the "Royal Charter of Justice of 1801 of King George the 3rd establishing the Supreme Courts of the Island of Ceylon" by the British, who controlled most of the island at the time, excluding the inland territory of Kandy.