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Courts of Sri Lanka

A Supreme Court on top of a Court of Appeal and the High Court, with lower courts for civil and criminal cases. The law is a mix of Roman-Dutch and English law.

Updated October 2026. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.

Courts

Supreme Court
Court of Appeal
High Courts
District Courts and Magistrates' Courts
Appeals travel up the arrows. Boxes with a heavier border are the top court of each track.

Worth knowing

  • The Supreme Court decides constitutional questions and hears fundamental-rights petitions.

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