Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka

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The Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka is the country’s second-highest appellate court, responsible for hearing appeals from lower courts and tribunals and exercising supervisory jurisdiction over them.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf appellate court
alsoKnownAs Sri Lanka Court of Appeal
appointmentOfJudgesBy President of Sri Lanka
canIssue writ of certiorari
writ of habeas corpus
writ of mandamus
writ of prohibition
writ of quo warranto
canReview decisions of public authorities in Sri Lanka
country Sri Lanka
establishedBy Constitution of Sri Lanka
establishedInYear 1972
function to correct errors of law and fact made by lower courts
to ensure legality of administrative action in Sri Lanka
governedBy Constitution of Sri Lanka, Article 105 et seq.
hasJurisdictionType appellate jurisdiction
revisionary jurisdiction
supervisory jurisdiction
writ jurisdiction
headedBy President of the Court of Appeal
hearsAppealsFrom District Courts of Sri Lanka
High Court of Sri Lanka
Labour Tribunals of Sri Lanka
Magistrates’ Courts of Sri Lanka
higherCourt Supreme Court of Sri Lanka
judicialSystem Judiciary of Sri Lanka
jurisdiction Sri Lanka
languageOfProceedings English
Sinhala
Tamil
legalTradition mixed legal system (Roman-Dutch law and English common law influences)
locatedIn Colombo
lowerCourt District Courts of Sri Lanka
High Court of Sri Lanka
Magistrates’ Courts of Sri Lanka
lowerTribunal various administrative tribunals of Sri Lanka
numberOfJudges at least 10 judges
partOf court system of Sri Lanka
positionInJudicialHierarchy second-highest court in Sri Lanka
predecessor Supreme Court of Ceylon (appellate functions)
reviews administrative decisions on appeal
civil cases on appeal
criminal cases on appeal
seat Colombo
supervises District Courts of Sri Lanka
High Court of Sri Lanka
Magistrates’ Courts of Sri Lanka
administrative tribunals of Sri Lanka

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1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka establishesBody Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka
Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka alsoKnownAs Sri Lanka Court of Appeal
linked to: Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka