92
The Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
89
[(4) Any Judge of the High Court may resign his office by
writing under his hand addressed to the President.]
Commissioners of
the High Court
90
[111A. (1) Where the Minister in charge of the subject
of Justice represents to the President that it is expedient that the
number of the Judges exercising the jurisdiction and powers
of the High Court in any judicial zone should be temporarily
increased 91[the President may, on the recommendation of the
Judicial Service Commission, by warrant, appoint], one or more
Commissioners of the High Court to exercise the jurisdiction
and powers of the High Court within such judicial zone as is
specified in the warrant of appointment of such Commissioner
of the High Court.
(2) Every Commissioner of the High Court appointed
under paragraph (1) shall hold office for the period specified
in his warrant of appointment and shall be removable, and be
subject to disciplinary control, by the President, on the
recommendation of the Judicial Service Commission.
(3) Every Commissioner of the High Court appointed
under paragraph (1) may, during his tenure of office, exercise,
according to law, such jurisdiction and powers as is, or are,
vested or ordained in the High Court by Parliament and shall be
invested with all the rights, powers privileges and immunities
(except such rights and privileges as relate to tenure of office) of
a Judge of the High Court, and for this purpose, a reference to
a “Judge of the High Court” in the Constitution or other written
law shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be deemed to
include a reference to a “Commissioner of the High Court”.]
Fiscal for the
whole Island
Interference with
judiciary an
offence
92
[111B. There shall be a Fiscal, who shall be the Fiscal for
the whole Island and who shall exercise supervision and control
over Deputy Fiscals attached to all Courts of First Instance.]
93
[111C.] (1) Every judge,
officer, public officer or
other person entrusted by law with judicial powers or functions
or with functions under this Chapter or with similar functions
under any law enacted by Parliament shall exercise and perform
such powers and functions without being subject to any direction
or other interference proceeding from any other person except a
superior court, tribunal, institution or other person entitled under
law to direct or supervise such judge, presiding officer, public
officer or such other person in the exercise or performance of
such powers or functions.
89 - Inserted by the Seventeenth Amendment to the Constitution Sec. 12(2).
90 - Inserted by the Seventh Amendment to the Constitution Sec. 4.
91 - Substituted by the Seventeenth Amendment to the Constitution Sec. 13 for the words “the president
may, by warrant, appoint”.
92 - Inserted by the Seventeenth Amendment to the Constitution Sec. 14.
93 - Article 116 renumbered as article 111C by the Seventeenth Amendment to the Constitution Sec. 15.
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