The Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
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(2) If any Judge of the Supreme Court or of the Court of
Appeal is temporarily unable to exercise, perform and discharge
the powers, duties and functions of his office, by reason of
illness, absence from Sri Lanka or any other cause, the
President may, subject to the provisions of Article 41A, appoint
another Judge to act as a Judge of the Supreme Court or Court
of Appeal, as the case may be, during such period.]
110. (1) A Judge of the Supreme Court or Court of
Appeal may be required by the President of the Republic to
perform or discharge any other appropriate duties or functions
under any written law.
Performance or
discharge of other
duties or functions
by Judges
(2) No Judge of the Supreme Court or Court of
Appeal shall perform any other office (whether paid or not) or
accept any place of profit or emolument, except as authorized
by the Constitution or by written law or with the written consent
of the President.
(3) No person who has held office as a permanent Judge
of the Supreme Court or of the Court of Appeal may appear,
plead, act or practise in any court, tribunal or institution as
Attorney- at-law at any time without the written consent of the
President.
111. 87[(1) There shall be a High Court of Sri Lanka, which
shall exercise such jurisdiction and powers as Parliament may
by law vest or ordain.]
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(2) The Judges of the High Court shall (a)
on the recommendation of the Judicial Service
Commission, be appointed by the President
by warrant under his hand and such
recommendation shall be made after
consultation with the Attorney-General;
(b)
be removable and be subject to the
disciplinary control of the president on the
recommendation of the Judicial Service
Commission.]
(3) Subject to the provisions of paragraph (2) of this
Article, Parliament may by law provide for matters relating to
the retirement of the Judge of such High Court.
87 - Substituted by the Eleventh Amendment to the Constitution Sec. 2.
88 - Substituted by the Seventeenth Amendment to the Constitution Sec. 12(1).
Appointment,
removal and
disciplinary control
of Judges of the
High Court
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