The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) of
Sri Lanka is established under Article 112 of the
Constitution of Sri Lanka
The Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka ( si, ශ්රී ලංකා ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථාව, Śrī Laṃkā āndukrama vyavasthāva, ta, இலங்கை அரசிய ...
. 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 Magistrate
The term magistrate is used in a variety of systems of governments and laws to refer to a civilian officer who administers the law. In ancient Rome, a '' magistratus'' was one of the highest ranking government officers, and possessed both judic ...
s).
*Appointment of scheduled public officers (registrar
A registrar is an official keeper of records made in a register. The term may refer to:
Education
* Registrar (education), an official in an academic institution who handles student records
* Registrar of the University of Oxford, one of the se ...
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 ...
, 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 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
Kulahath Sisira Jayawilal de Abrew is a sitting Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka who was appointed by President Mahinda Rajapaksa in 2014 to replace Justice Nimal Gamini Amaratunga. In May 2016 de Abrew was appointed to the Judici ...
- 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