Hon. Justice A.H.M.D Nawaz (P/CA)
Hon. Justice K.K. Wickremasinghe
Hon. Justice A.L.S. Gooneratne
Hon. Justice Janak De Silva
Hon. Justice A.A.U. Wengappuli
Hon. Justice Mahinda Samayawardhena
Hon. Justice Arjuna Obeyesekere
Hon. Justice K. Priyantha Fernando
Hon. Justice N.Bandula Karunarthna
Hon. Justice Dr. Ruwan Fernando
Hon. Justice Devika Abeyratne
Hon. Justice Sobhitha Rajakaruna
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Special Notices
Court No 205 will not be sitting on Thursdays until further notice. All matters already fixed on Thursdays wil be mentioned on the next working day.
The Court of Appeal will not function on 5th August 2020 as the required staff is not likely to be at its full strength owing to the elections. The cases fixed for 5th August 2020 will be mentioned on 7th August and given alternative dates.
The Court of Appeal sessions will be conducted only till half past noon on 6th August 2020.
There will be a vacation court of the Court of Appeal at 10.00 am on 12th August 2020.
By order of the court
Registrar of the court of Appeal
All the cases listed in Court No. 205 for the 4th August 2020 and 5th August 2020, will be mentioned on 26th August 2020
in Court No. 205.
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All the cases listed in Court No. 205 for 30/07/2020 and 31/07/2020, will be mentioned on 26/08/2020 in Court No. 205
All the cases listed in ,Court No. 107 on 20/07/2020, will be mentioned on 27/07/2020 in Court No. 107
All the cases listed in Court No. 205, will be taken up as follows from 27th July 2020 until further notice.
- The cases already fixed on every Tuesdays will be mentioned on next Wednesday.
- The cases already fixed on every Thursdays and Fridays will be mentioned on next Monday.
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
