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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
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 ...
Originally known as police magistrate's courts, current magistrate's courts are established under the Judicature Act, No. 2 of 1978 to each judicial division in Sri Lanka. 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 ...
Sri Lanka Freedom Party: 1994 – 2001 Chandrika Kumaratunga: W. J. M. Lokubandara: United National Party: 2001 – 2004 Amarasiri Dodangoda: Sri Lanka Freedom Party: 2004 – 30 May 2009 Chandrika Kumaratunga Mahinda Rajapaksa: Milinda Moragoda: Sri Lanka Freedom Party: 30 May 2009 – 23 April 2010 Mahinda Rajapaksa: Athauda Seneviratne: Sri ...
The Judicial Service in Sri Lanka forms the professional judges of the Judiciary of Sri Lanka. It consists of the judges of the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeal, High Courts and the judicial officers (District judges and Magistrates). Appointments are made by the President and the Judicial Service Commission
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 ...
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 ...
The High Court in Sri Lanka is the only court which exercises the jurisdiction of the court of first instance and the appellate jurisdiction with both civil and criminal jurisdiction. Article 111 of the Constitution and section 4 of the Judicature Act , No. 2 of 1978 as amended by Act, No. 16 -1989 describes that The High Court must consist of ...