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The Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
CHAPTER XV
THE JUDICIARY
Establishment of
Courts, &c.
105. (1) Subject to the provisions of the Constitution, the
institutions for the administration of justice which protect,
vindicate and enforce the rights of the People shall be –
(a)
the Supreme Court of the Republic of Sri
Lanka,
(b) the Court of Appeal of the Republic of Sri
Lanka,
(c)
the High Court of the Republic of Sri
Lanka and such other Courts of First
Instance, tribunals or such institutions as
Parliament may from time to time ordain
and establish.
(2) All courts, tribunals and institutions created and
established by existing written law for the administration of
justice and for the adjudication and settlement of industrial and
other disputes, other than the Supreme Court, shall be deemed
to be courts, tribunals and institutions created and established
by Parliament. Parliament may replace or abolish, or amend
the powers, duties, jurisdiction and procedure of, such courts,
tribunals and institutions.
(3) The Supreme Court of the Republic of Sri Lanka
and the Court of Appeal of the Republic of Sri Lanka shall
each be a superior court of record and shall have all the
powers of such court including the power to punish for
contempt of itself, whether committed in the court itself or
elsewhere, with imprisonment or fine or both as the court
may deem fit. The power of the Court of Appeal shall include
the power to punish for contempt of any other court, tribunal or
institution referred to in paragraph (1)(c) of this Article,
whether committed in the presence of such court or elsewhere:
Provided that the preceding provisions of this Article
shall not prejudice or affect the rights now or hereafter
vested by any law in such other court, tribunal or institution to
punish for contempt of itself.
(4) Parliament may by law provide for the
creation and establishment of courts, tribunals or institutions
for the adjudication and settlement of matters relating to the
discipline of bhikkus or any dispute between bhikkus or any
other dispute relating to the performance of services, in, or
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