The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) of
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
is established under Article 112 of the
Constitution of Sri Lanka. The first commission was established in 1947.
The First Members
Role
The Key functions of the JSC are:
*Appointment, transfer, dismissal and disciplinary control of judicial officers (District Judges and Magistrates).
*Appointment of scheduled public officers ( registrar of the supreme court, fiscal
Fiscal usually refers to government finance. In this context, it may refer to:
Economics
* Fiscal policy, use of government expenditure to influence economic development
* Fiscal policy debate
* Fiscal adjustment, a reduction in the government pr ...
, etc.).
Membership
The commission is made up of the Chief Justice who is the Chairman, and two Judges of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka
The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka ( si, ශ්රී ලංකා ශ්රේෂ්ඨාධිකරණය, Sri Lanka Sreshthadikaranaya; ta, இலங்கை உயர் நீதிமன்றம், Ilankai uyar neetimanram) is th ...
appointed by the President of the Republic. Current membership of the JSC is as follows:
* Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya (C.J) - Chairman/Chief Justice
* Justice Bhuwaneka Aluwihare - Judge of the Supreme Court
* Justice Sisira de Abrew - Judge of the Supreme Court
References
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External links
Judicial Service Commission of Sri Lanka
Law of Sri Lanka
Statutory boards of Sri Lanka
Judiciary of Sri Lanka