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Hon. Justice S. Sriskandarajah -President of the Court
Justice Sriskandarajah was appointed as the President of the Court of Appeal on the 24th of June 2011. He had served over seven years as a Judge of the Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka before he was appointed as the President of the Court of Appeal.
His Lordship was educated in Manipay Hindu College and Colombo Hindu College. He enrolled as an Attorney - at- Law of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka in 1979. He holds the Degree of Master of Laws (Legislative Drafting) awarded by the University of West Indies Barbados.
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Appeal Court Judge Justice Sri Skandarajah took oaths before President Mahinda Rajapaksa last week as The President of the Court of Appeal at Temple Trees. Justice Sri Skandarajah was appointed President following the elevation of the former President Sathya Hettige PC to the Supreme Court.
JURISDICTION OF THE COURT
Subject to the provisions of the Constitution and of any law, the Court is vested with the following jurisdiction –
Appeals from the High Court in the exercise of its appellate or original* jurisdiction (Article 139)
Appeals from any court of first instance and any tribunal or other institution. Sole and exclusive cognizance by way of appeal, revision and restitution
Power and authority to inspect and examine records of any court of first instance (Article 145)
Jurisdiction to grant and issue according to law, writs of certiorari, prohibition, procedendo, mandamus and quo warranto (Article 140) other than matters relating to the exercise of the powers of the Elections Commission established under Article 103 of the Constitution (as amended by the 17th Amendment)
Jurisdiction to grant and issue writs of habeas corpus (Article 141). Jurisdiction to grant Injunctions (Article 143)
Jurisdiction to try election petitions in respect of the election of Members of Parliament (Article 144)
*Appeals from judgments, sentences and orders pronounced at a High Court Trial at Bar lie direct to the Supreme Court by virtue of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, No. 21 of 1988
