Court Jurisdiction and Locations

Divisions of the Court

The District Court is organized into specialized court rooms to efficiently handle various categories of civil and penal matters, ensuring the proper administration of justice.

Court Rooms

Full List of Court Room Numbers / Names

District Court / Magistrate's Court

Presiding Judge

Assigned to Each Court Room

Presiding Officers: Overseeing original civil and criminal jurisdiction cases based on division.

Jurisdiction

Case Types / Subject Areas Handled

Court No 01

  • Child Adoption
  • Curator / guardianship
  • Child custody
  • Claim inquiries
  • Certificate matters/document
  • Debt recovery actions
  • Matrimonial actions
  • Curatorship (land)
  • Land acquisition
  • Land matters
  • Removal of caveat
  • Lunacy matters
  • Mortgage bond
  • Hire purchase
  • Money/damage recovery
  • Money summary
  • Next friend
  • Partition
  • Recovery of lease prentices
  • Trust
  • Testamentary
  • Small claim matters
  • Finance leasing act
  • Recovery of loans by bank act
  • Rent and ejectment
  • Cancellation of deeds
  • Cooperative societies
  • Kandyan divorce appeal
  • Enforcement of foreign decrees
  • Special matters

Court No 02

  • Penal Code
  • Cases under the Poisons, Opium and Dangerous Drugs Ordinance
  • Cases under the Excise Ordinance
  • Bribery cases
  • Maintenance cases
  • Cases under the Motor Vehicles Ordinance
  • Cases under the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act
  • All cases under the Primary Court Cases Act
  • Cooperative litigation
  • Cases under the Local Government Acts
  • Pending bail cases
  • Cases related to labour laws
  • Cases filed under the Wildlife, Fauna, Flora and Forest Ordinance/Act
  • Public Health Inspector/Food and Drug Inspector Cases
  • Cases under the Consumer Affairs Supervision Act
  • Cases under other Ordinances/Laws/Acts
  • Cases under Animal/Animal Cruelty/Cow Slaughter Acts
  • Inland Revenue/Provincial Revenue Cases
  • Land (possession) repossession cases
  • Cases of repossession of official residences
  • Contempt of court cases
  • Public nuisance cases
  • Online security lawsuits
  • Antiquities cases
  • Cases under the Gun Ordinance
  • Cases under the Offensive Weapons Act
  • Cases under the Explosives Act
  • Cases under the Debt Recovery Act
  • Cases under the Offences against Public Property Act
  • Money laundering cases
  • Cases where no crime is revealed
  • Cases under the Intellectual Property Act