Holds the writ jurisdiction — certiorari, mandamus, prohibition — that in many common-law systems sits in the apex court. Because the Supreme Court's fundamental-rights jurisdiction is confined to state infringement of listed rights, administrative-law challenges generally start here instead.
How the court is constituted
- Tier
- appellate
- Court type
- Intermediate appellate court
- Jurisdiction
- Appeals from the High Court and District Courts, writ jurisdiction over administrative action, and revisionary jurisdiction over the lower courts.
- Seat
- Colombo
- Established
- 1978
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