The Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka 140. Subject to the provisions of the Constitution, the Court of Appeal shall have full power and authority to inspect and examine the records of any Court of First Instance or tribunal or other institution and grant and issue, according to law, orders in the nature of writs of certiorari, prohibition, procedendo, mandamus and quo warranto against the judge of any Court of First Instance or tribunal or other institution or any other person: Power to issue writs, other than writs of habeas corpus 113 [Provided that Parliament may by law provide that in any such category of cases as may be specified in such law, the jurisdiction conferred on the Court of Appeal by the preceding provisions of this Article shall be exercised by the Supreme Court and not by the Court of Appeal.] 141. The Court of Appeal may grant and issue orders in the nature of writs of habeas corpus to bring up before such Court – (a) the body of any person to be dealt with according to law; or (b) the body of any person illegally or improperly detained in public or private custody, and to discharge or remand and person so brought up or otherwise deal with such person according to law: Provided that it shall be lawful for the Court of Appeal to require the body of such person to be brought up before the most convenient Court of First Instance and to direct the judge of such court to inquire into and report upon the acts of the alleged imprisonment or detention and to make such provision for the interim custody of the body produced as to such court shall seem right ; and the Court of Appeal shall upon the receipt of such report, make order to discharge or remand the person so alleged to be imprisoned or detained or otherwise deal with such person according to law and the Court of First Instance shall conform to and carry into immediate effect, the order so pronounced or made by the Court of Appeal: Provided further that if provision be made by law for the by any of in of the and control of minor children, then the Court of Appeal, if satisfied that any dispute regarding the custody of any such minor child may more properly be dealt with by such court, direct the parties to make application in that court in respect of the custody of such minor child. 113 - Inserted by the First Amendment to the Constitution Sec. 2 w. e. f. 7th September 1978. 109 Power to issue writs of habeas corpus