Tribunals in Sri Lanka

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

List of tribunals

Religious tribunals

• 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

• Mediation Boards - under the Mediation Boards Act No. 72 of 1988

Employment

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

Finance

• Inland Revenue Board of Appeal

Housing

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

Land and agriculture

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

Family

• Quazis and Boards of Quazis

See also

• List of tribunals in the United Kingdom
• Federal tribunals in the United States

References

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.