CONSTITUTION OF BENCHES FROM THURSDAY 05.02.2026 ONWARDS
February 03, 2026 09:27
CONSTITUTION OF BENCHES FROM THURSDAY 05.02.2026 ONWARDS
(A) The Constitution of Benches of the Court of Appeal from 05th February 2026, 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 endeavor 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, retired or the Bench cannot be properly constituted for any other reason, 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 may nominate a new 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 the 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 an 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 stating in the motion the reasons for such urgency and with proof of dispatch of notice to the Respondents at least before 10.00 a.m. on the day prior to such desired date.
(G) Where argument has been concluded and judgment has been reserved before a Bench of which one or more of the Judges have since been elevated to the Supreme Court, retired or the Bench cannot be properly constituted for any other reason, such matter shall be mentioned before the remaining Judge before whom that matter was argued. The remaining Judge shall inquire from the parties whether they wish to re-argue the matter or whether they would acquiesce with the remaining Judge pronouncing the judgment by himself. In the event of the parties indicating that they wish to re-argue the matter, such matter shall be referred directly to the Division of this Court which has been assigned the hearing of such matter in terms of this Notice.
(H) Where a matter has been partly heard or is to be resumed before a particular division, the Judges who heard the matter may continue to hear such matter, with the consent of the parties, despite the changes envisaged by this notice, provided the presiding Judge still adjudicates in the same Court.
By order of the
PRESIDENT OF THE COURT OF APPEAL
W.E.F. – 05.02.2026
| Court Room No. | Bench | Nature of Work |
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| 301 | Hon. Justice Rohantha Abeysuriya PC (P/CA) Hon. Justice K.P. Fernando |
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| 302 | Hon. Justice Dr. D. F. H. Gunawardena |
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| 205 | Hon. Justice R. Gurusinghe Hon. Justice Dr. Sumudu Premachandra |
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| 109 | Hon. Justice Dhammika Ganepola Hon. Justice Adithya Patabendige |
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| 303 | Hon. Justice Mayadunna Corea Hon. Justice Mahen Gopallawa |
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| 107 | Hon. Justice P. Kumararatnam Hon. Justice R. Pradeep Hettiarachchi |
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| 110 | Hon. Justice Sasi Mahendran Hon. Justice Amal Ranaraja |
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| 108 | Hon. Justice Chamath Morais Hon. Justice Annalingam Premashankar |
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| 206 |
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| 204 | Hon. Justice Damith Thotawatta Hon. Justice K.M.S. Dissanayake |
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