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They apply Sri Lankan Law which is an amalgam of English common law, Roman-Dutch civil law and Customary Law; and are established under the Judicature Act No 02 of 1978 of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. [1] The judiciary consist of the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeal, the High Court, district court (Sri Lanka)s, magistrate's court (Sri Lanka)s ...
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.
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 ...
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 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.
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 ...
Yvonne Jonsson (died July 1, 2005) was a 19-year-old Swedish-Sri Lankan woman who was living in Sri Lanka at the time of her murder. She was beaten and fatally strangled by Jude Shramantha Anthony Jayamaha in the stairwell of the Royal Park Condominium complex in Rajagiriya , Sri Lanka.
The tribunal system of Sri Lanka is part of the national system of administrative justice. [1] List of tribunals. Religious tribunals. ... Kathi Court - special ...