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Notice No 02/2023
CONSTITUTION OF BENCHES FROM 20th February 2023 ONWARDS
(A) The Constitution of Benches of the Court of Appeal from 20th February 2023, which shall be operative until further notice, is set out in the Schedule hereof.
(B) In all matters, the Rules of the Court of Appeal shall be applied and followed in a uniform, consistent and fair manner.
(C) Once an argument commences, all Counsel shall endeavour to conclude oral submissions on the same day. However, if conclusion of the argument cannot be reached on the same day, further argument shall be fixed for a date within the shortest possible time, and if that is not possible, within the following three weeks, and not beyond.
(D) Where a specially constituted Bench has been nominated to hear and determine a matter, and any one or more of the Judges of that Bench have been elevated to the Supreme Court, such matter shall be referred to the President of the Court of Appeal, who may refer such matter to the Division of this Court which has now been assigned the hearing of such matter in terms of this Notice, or who may nominate a special Bench to hear and conclude such matter.
(E) All other matters where a specially constituted Bench has been nominated shall be taken up before the same Bench or same presiding Judge in the Court Room in which the Presiding Judge of that Bench is sitting in terms of this Notice.
(F) All new applications filed on extremely urgent basis will be accommodated at the discretion of the presiding Judge of the relevant court and may be mentioned on a desired day only if such application is duly filed (with proof of dispatch of notice to the Respondents) at least before 10.00 a.m on the day prior to such desired date.
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Hon. Justice N. Bandula Karunarathna, (P/CA)
Hon. Justice M.A.R. Marikkar
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High Court Criminal Appeals (even numbers) filed in 2018, 2019 and 2020
Writ applications filed from 1st September 2022 to 31st December 2022.
All Writ applications filed from 1st January 2023 onwards
Transfer Applications
Expulsion Cases
All Contempt of Court Applications
Election Petition Cases
Any other matters not referred to in this Notice
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| 302 |
Hon. Justice Dr. Ruwan Fernando
Hon. Justice Mayadunna Corea
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All Inland Revenue Cases stated by the Tax Appeals Commission filed in 2018 and 2019.
Inland Revenue Cases stated by the Tax Appeals Commission filed in 2022.
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| 303 |
Hon. Justice Sobhitha Rajakaruna
Hon. Justice Dhammika Ganepola
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All Writ applications filed in 2021 (even numbers)
All Writ applications filed from 1st January 2022 to 31st August 2022.
All remaining Inland Revenue Cases stated by the Tax Appeals Commission filed up to 31st December 2017.
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| 107 |
Hon. Justice Menaka Wijesundara
Hon. Justice B. Sasi Mahendran
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All High Court Criminal Appeals (odd numbers) |
| 108 |
Hon. Justice D.N. Samarakoon
Hon. Justice Neil Iddawala
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All Writ applications filed in 2018 Inland Revenue Cases stated by the Tax Appeals Commission filed from 01st January 2020 to 31st December 2021.
Restitutio in Integrum applications
Admiralty matters
All Injunction Applications
Habeas Corpus applications
Appeals under the Right to Information Act
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| 109 |
Hon. Justice Prashantha De Silva
Hon. Justice K.K.A.V. Swarnadhipathi
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Appeals and Revision applications from the Provincial High Court (Civil Cases)
Land Acquisition Board of Review cases
Leave to Appeal applications (Civil)
Miscellaneous applications (Civil)
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| 206 |
Hon. Justice M.T. Mohommed Laffar
Hon. Justice S.U.B. Karaliyadda
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All Writ applications filed in 2019, 2020 & 2021 (odd numbers)
Appeals, Revisions and Leave to Appeal applications from the Wakfs Board
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| 205 |
Hon. Justice Pradeep Keerthisinghe
Hon. Justice R. Gurusinghe
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All remaining Writ applications filed up to 31st December 2017
All remaining Final Appeals from District Courts.
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| 110 |
Hon. Justice Sampath B. Abeykoon
Hon. Justice P. Kumararatnam
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All High Court Criminal Appeals (even numbers) (except all Appeals filed in 2018, 2019 and 2020)
Appeals and Revision applications from the Provincial
High Court (Criminal Cases)
Bail applications
Extradition Cases
Leave to Appeal applications (Criminal)
MCR applications
Miscellaneous applications (Criminal)
Bail appeals from High Court (BAA)
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| 204 |
Hon. Justice M. Sampath K.B.Wijerathna
Hon. Justice Wikum A. Kaluarachchi
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All Writ applications filed in 2019, 2020 (even numbers)
Inland Revenue Cases stated by the Tax Appeals Commission filed from 01st January 2023 onwards
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By Order of the Hon. President of the Court of Appeal
REGISTRAR OF THE COURT OF APPEAL
On this 16th day of February 2023
