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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.



301

Hon. Justice N. Bandula Karunarathna, (P/CA)


Hon. Justice M.A.R. Marikkar

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


302

Hon. Justice Dr. Ruwan Fernando


Hon. Justice Mayadunna Corea

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.


303

Hon. Justice Sobhitha Rajakaruna


Hon. Justice Dhammika Ganepola

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.


107

Hon. Justice Menaka Wijesundara


Hon. Justice B. Sasi Mahendran


All High Court Criminal Appeals (odd numbers)
108

Hon. Justice D.N. Samarakoon


Hon. Justice Neil Iddawala

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


109

Hon. Justice Prashantha De Silva


Hon. Justice K.K.A.V. Swarnadhipathi

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)


206

Hon. Justice M.T. Mohommed Laffar


Hon. Justice S.U.B. Karaliyadda

All Writ applications filed in 2019, 2020 & 2021 (odd numbers)


Appeals, Revisions and Leave to Appeal applications from the Wakfs Board


205

Hon. Justice Pradeep Keerthisinghe


Hon. Justice R. Gurusinghe

All remaining Writ applications filed up to 31st December 2017


All remaining Final Appeals from District Courts.


110

Hon. Justice Sampath B. Abeykoon


Hon. Justice P. Kumararatnam

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)


204

Hon. Justice M. Sampath K.B.Wijerathna


Hon. Justice Wikum A. Kaluarachchi

All Writ applications filed in 2019, 2020 (even numbers)


Inland Revenue Cases stated by the Tax Appeals Commission filed from 01st January 2023 onwards





By Order of the Hon. President of the Court of Appeal

REGISTRAR OF THE COURT OF APPEAL

On this 16th day of February 2023

JUDGES OF THE COURT

  1. Hon. Justice N. Bandula Karunarathna – President of the Court of Appeal
  2. Hon. Justice Dr. Ruwan Fernando
  3. Hon. Justice Sobitha Rajakaruna
  4. Hon. Justice Menaka Wijesundera
  5. Hon. Justice D.N. Samarakoon
  6. Hon. Justice Prasantha De Silva
  7. Hon. Justice M.T. Mohammed Laffar
  8. Hon. Justice Pradeep Kirtisinghe
  9. Hon. Justice Sampath B. Abayakoon
  10. Hon. Justice M. Sampath K.B. Wijeratne
  11. Hon. Justice S.U.B. Karaliyadde
  12. Hon. Justice R. Gurusinghe
  13. Hon. Justice Dhammika Ganepola
  14. Hon. Justice K.K.A.V. Swarnadhipathi
  15. Hon. Justice Mayadunne Corea
  16. Hon. Justice P. Kumararatnam
  17. Hon. Justice Neil Iddawala
  18. Hon. Justice B.S. Mahendran
  19. Hon. Wickum A. Kaluarachchi
  20. Hon. Justice M. A. R. Marikar