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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.
This is a list of justices of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka. [1] Justices are placed in the order in which they took the judicial oath of office and thereby started their term of office. While many of the justices' positions prior to appointment are simply listed as "lawyer", many had part-time positions, such as teaching, or acted as counsel ...
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 ...
List of justices of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka by court composition. [1
Previously, she served as acting Chief Justice of Sri Lanka from 10 October to 16 November 2024. [2] She is a puisne justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka, prior to which she served as the senior additional solicitor general in the Attorney General's Department. She is the second woman to hold the position.
The chief justice of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is the head of the judiciary of Sri Lanka and the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka. Established in 1801, the chief justice is one of ten Supreme Court justices; the other nine are the puisne justices of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka. The post was created in 1801.
Puisne Justices of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka (1 C, 45 P) Pages in category "Supreme Court of Sri Lanka justices" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka is the highest court for all criminal and civil cases in Sri Lanka. This is followed by the Court of Appeal, High Court, District Courts, Magistrates' Courts and Primary Court as part of the Sri Lankan judicial system.