Supreme Court of Ceylon

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The Supreme Court of Ceylon was the highest appellate and constitutional court in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) during the period of British colonial and early post-independence rule.


Statements (30)
Predicate Object
instanceOf court
former court
supreme court
appealsFrom lower courts of Ceylon
appliesLaw British colonial law
laws of Ceylon
authority judicial authority in Ceylon
country Ceylon
dissolvedIn 20th century
establishedBy British colonial administration
function constitutional court of Ceylon
highest appellate court in Ceylon
highestCourtOf Ceylon
historicalLocation present-day Sri Lanka
jurisdiction Ceylon
languageOfCourt English
Sinhala
Tamil
legalSystem common law
locatedIn British Ceylon
Dominion of Ceylon
location Colombo
partOf judiciary of Ceylon
replacedBy Supreme Court of Sri Lanka
role final court of appeal in Ceylon
guardian of the constitution of Ceylon
status defunct
successor Supreme Court of Sri Lanka
typeOfCourt appellate court
constitutional court

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Supreme Court of Ceylon ("constitutional court of Ceylon")
function
Dominion of Ceylon
judicialBody
Supreme Court of Ceylon ("Supreme Court of Sri Lanka")
replacedBy
Supreme Court of Ceylon ("Supreme Court of Sri Lanka")
successor

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