Tribunals in Sri Lanka

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The tribunal system of Sri Lanka is part of the national system of administrative justice.[1]

List of tribunals[edit]

Religious tribunals[edit]

  • Buddhist religious councils - tribunals hearing disciplinary matters pertaining to Buddhist clergy, beyond the purview of the Buddhist Temporalities Ordinance of 1931
  • Kathi Court - special tribunal that adjudicates on matrimonial matters relating to Muslims

Administrative tribunals[edit]

Employment[edit]

  • Labour Tribunals
  • Labor Tribunals under the Wages Board Ordinance
  • The Workmen’s Compensation Tribunals
  • Board of Appeal under the Factories Ordinance

Finance[edit]

  • Inland Revenue Board of Appeal

Housing[edit]

  • Ceiling on Housing Property Board of Review
  • Rent Board of Review
  • Rent Boards

Land and agriculture[edit]

  • Tribunals under Agricultural Productivity Law
  • Land Acquisition Board of Review
  • Agricultural Tribunals

Family[edit]


See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Tambimuttu, Aquinas V. "Sri Lanka: Legal Research and Legal System". Hauser Global Law School Program, New York University School of Law. Retrieved 1 September 2020.