Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka
E784797
The Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka is the country’s second-highest appellate court, responsible for hearing appeals from lower courts and tribunals and exercising supervisory jurisdiction over them.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9197908 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka Context triple: [1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka, establishesBody, Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka]
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A.
Supreme Court of Ceylon
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.
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B.
District Courts of Ceylon
The District Courts of Ceylon were colonial-era trial courts that handled civil and certain criminal cases at the intermediate level within Ceylon’s judicial system.
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C.
Courts of Requests of Ceylon
The Courts of Requests of Ceylon were lower-level colonial civil courts in British-era Ceylon that primarily handled small claims and minor civil disputes.
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D.
judiciary of Ceylon
The judiciary of Ceylon was the colonial-era system of courts and legal institutions in Sri Lanka, responsible for administering justice under British rule.
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E.
Supreme Court of the Maldives
The Supreme Court of the Maldives is the highest judicial authority in the country, serving as the final court of appeal and the ultimate interpreter of the Maldivian constitution and laws.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka Target entity description: The Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka is the country’s second-highest appellate court, responsible for hearing appeals from lower courts and tribunals and exercising supervisory jurisdiction over them.
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A.
Supreme Court of Ceylon
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.
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B.
District Courts of Ceylon
The District Courts of Ceylon were colonial-era trial courts that handled civil and certain criminal cases at the intermediate level within Ceylon’s judicial system.
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C.
Courts of Requests of Ceylon
The Courts of Requests of Ceylon were lower-level colonial civil courts in British-era Ceylon that primarily handled small claims and minor civil disputes.
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D.
judiciary of Ceylon
The judiciary of Ceylon was the colonial-era system of courts and legal institutions in Sri Lanka, responsible for administering justice under British rule.
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E.
Supreme Court of the Maldives
The Supreme Court of the Maldives is the highest judicial authority in the country, serving as the final court of appeal and the ultimate interpreter of the Maldivian constitution and laws.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | appellate court ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Sri Lanka Court of Appeal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointmentOfJudgesBy | President of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canIssue |
writ of certiorari
ⓘ
writ of habeas corpus ⓘ writ of mandamus ⓘ writ of prohibition ⓘ writ of quo warranto ⓘ |
| canReview | decisions of public authorities in Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| country | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Constitution of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedInYear | 1972 ⓘ |
| function |
to correct errors of law and fact made by lower courts
ⓘ
to ensure legality of administrative action in Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| governedBy | Constitution of Sri Lanka, Article 105 et seq. ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionType |
appellate jurisdiction
ⓘ
revisionary jurisdiction ⓘ supervisory jurisdiction ⓘ writ jurisdiction ⓘ |
| headedBy | President of the Court of Appeal ⓘ |
| hearsAppealsFrom |
District Courts of Sri Lanka
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
High Court of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ Labour Tribunals of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ Magistrates’ Courts of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| higherCourt | Supreme Court of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| judicialSystem | Judiciary of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings |
English
ⓘ
Sinhala ⓘ Tamil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalTradition | mixed legal system (Roman-Dutch law and English common law influences) ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Colombo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lowerCourt |
District Courts of Sri Lanka
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
High Court of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ Magistrates’ Courts of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lowerTribunal | various administrative tribunals of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| numberOfJudges | at least 10 judges ⓘ |
| partOf | court system of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| positionInJudicialHierarchy | second-highest court in Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| predecessor | Supreme Court of Ceylon (appellate functions) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reviews |
administrative decisions on appeal
ⓘ
civil cases on appeal ⓘ criminal cases on appeal ⓘ |
| seat | Colombo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supervises |
District Courts of Sri Lanka
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
High Court of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ Magistrates’ Courts of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ administrative tribunals of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka Description of subject: The Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka is the country’s second-highest appellate court, responsible for hearing appeals from lower courts and tribunals and exercising supervisory jurisdiction over them.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.