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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 ...
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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).
Labour Tribunals are tribunals in Sri Lanka formed under the Industrial Disputes Act No.62 of 1957, to handle labour disputes and termination of employment. [1] [2] It is also the name of an institution in Hong Kong. In 1997 the court was centralised in Mong Kok, Kowloon. [3]
Testamentary cases of person deceased; Care of minors and their property; Jurisdiction of commercial disputes higher than Rs. 3 million in value and arising in the Western Province, is exercised by the High Court of Colombo. Appeals from judgments, decrees and orders of a district court lie to the Court of Appeal.
The legal system in Sri Lanka comprises collections of codified and uncodified forms of law, of many origins subordinate to the Constitution of Sri Lanka which is the highest law of the island. Its legal framework is a mixture of legal systems of Roman-Dutch law , English law , Kandian law , Thesavalamai and Muslim law .
The Hulftsdorp court complex is a large courthouse complex in Colombo, Sri Lanka.The complex is on a short hill known as Hulftsdorp from which it derives its name. With origins dating back to the Dutch colonial era, the complex was built during the British colonial era.
High court is a name for a variety of courts, often with jurisdiction over the most serious issues.. For countries with a civil law system, the term 'high court' usually refers to appellate court dealing with first stage of appeal from a trial court, serving as an intermediate body before appeal to the constitutional court, court of cassation, supreme court, or other highest judicial body.