Hon. Justice Vijith K. Malalgoda P.C (P/CA)
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Hon. Justice Vijith K. Malalgoda - President of the Court
His Lordship Vijith K. Malalgoda was called to the Bar in September 1982 and joined the Attorney General’s Department as a State Counsel in November 1983 where he served as a Senior State Counsel and Deputy Solicitor General and was subsequently appointed as the Additional Solicitor General in June 2012. During his career at the Attorney General’s Department...
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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
