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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.
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 Supreme Court began hearing petitions on 29 September 2020 against the 20th Amendment. [14] On 2 October 2020, Attorney General Dappula de Livera announced that the Supreme Court would decide whether the 20th Amendment should be passed through a public referendum or a two-thirds majority in parliament. [15] On 5 October 2020, the Supreme ...
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 ...
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List of justices of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka by court composition. [1