The Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
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the preparation of copies of records for the purpose
of appeal or other proceedings in the Supreme
Court and Court of Appeal;
(g) the admission, enrolment, suspension and removal
of attorneys-at-law 109[ .... ] and the rules of
conduct and etiquette for such attorneys-at-law;
(h) the attire of Judges, attorneys-at-law, officers of
Court and persons attending the Courts in Sri
Lanka whether established by the Constitution, or
by Parliament or by existing law;
(i)
the manner in which panels of jurors may be
prepared and the mode of summoning, empanelling
and challenging of jurors;
(j)
proceedings of Fiscals and other ministerial
officers of such courts and the process of such
courts and the mode of executing the same;
(k) the binding effect of the decisions of the
Supreme Court;
(l)
all matters of practice and procedure including
the nature and extent of costs that may be awarded,
the manner in which such costs may be taxed
and the stamping of documents in the Supreme
Court, Court of Appeal, High Court and Courts of
First Instance not specially provided by or under
any law.
(2) Every rule made under this Article shall be published
in the Gazette and shall come into operation on the date of such
publication or on such later date as may be specified in such rule.
(3) All rules made under this Article shall as soon as
convenient after their publication in the Gazette be brought
before Parliament for approval. Any such rule which is not so
approved shall be deemed to be rescinded as from the date it was
not so approved, but without prejudice to anything previously
done thereunder.
(4) The Chief Justice and any three Judges of the Supreme
Court nominated by him may amend, alter or revoke any such
rules of court and such amendment, alteration or revocation of
the
will
in the like
as set out in the preceding
paragraph with reference to the making of the rules of court.
109 - Words "and the appointment of senior Attorneys-at-law" omitted by the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution Sec. 3.
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