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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 ...
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 minister in charge of the subject of justice in consultation with the chief justice and the president of the Court of Appeal would define the territorial limits of each judicial division. At present there are 54 judicial districts in Sri Lanka. [2] It has unlimited original jurisdiction of; Civil and commercial disputes
Judge of the Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka: Asoka de Silva: 1946 – 1 August 2001 – 17 May 2011 8 June 2009 – 17 May 2011 3,576 708 Kumaratunga: University of Peradeniya University of Colombo University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign: President of the Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka: Chandra Nihal Jayasinghe: 19 February 2003 – 29 ...
Pages in category "Presidents of the Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. ... By using this site, ...
He delivered a large number of landmark judgments particularly on constitutional and administrative law issues during his very short stay at the helm of the Court of Appeal. In February 2005, he was promoted as a Judge of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka, which is the apex court of the country, which position he still holds. His dedication and ...
Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka; In office 3 March 2016 – 12 October 2018: Appointed by: Maithripala Sirisena: Preceded by: Sarath de Abrew: Judge of the Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka; In office July 2011 – 3 March 2016: High Court Judge; In office July 2001 – July 2011: District Court Judge; In office July 1990 – July 2001
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.