Hon. Justice Yasantha Kodagoda PC (P/CA)
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Hon. Justice Mahinda Samayawardhena
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Hon. Justice Yasantha Kodagoda PC (P/CA)
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Regular Sitting of Court No : 303 will commence at 11.30 am on 18.10.2019 Before :
- Hon. Justice Yasantha Kodagoda PC (P/CA)
- Hon. Justice Arjuna Obeyesekere
- By order of the Hon. President of the Court of Appeal. - Registrar of the Court of Appeal.
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Court of Appeal cases will be listed from 7/5/2019 as follows :-
Court No. 303 : Writ Applications filed from 1st January 2017 onwards, Transfer Applications, Contempt of Court proceedings, Appeal and Revision Applications in terms of the Right to Information Act, Appeals in terms of the Consumer Affairs Authority Act, Extradition matters, Admiralty matters, Election Petitions, Miscellaneous Applications, Causus Omisus
Court No. 107 : High Court Criminal Appeals (Appeals bearing odd numbers), Habeas Corpus Applications, Leave to Appeal Applications from Judgments of the High Court
Court No. 302 : Pronouncing Judgments in all matters in respect of which judgment has been reserved by Honourable Justice A.H.M.D. Nawaz.
Court No. 110 : High Court Criminal Appeals (Appeals bearing even numbers), Bail Applications, Provincial High Court Appeals (Criminal) and Provincial High Court Revision Applications (Criminal)
Court No. 204 : Final Appeals from District Court Judgments (matters bearing odd numbers), Matters from Provincial High Court Judgments and Orders (excluding criminal matters), Land Acquisition Board of Review matters, Revision Applications from District Court Judgments and Orders, Leave to Appeal Applications arising from District Court Judgments and Orders , Restitio in integrum Applications, Wakfs Board matters.
Court No. 205 : Writ Applications (filed up to 31st December 2016), Final Appeals from District Court Judgments (matters bearing even numbers), Inland Revenue – Cases stated by the Tax Appeals Commission.
- By order of the Hon. President of the Court of Appeal. - Registrar of the Court of Appeal. On this 03rd, day of May, 2019.J.(2)
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
