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Reference code
LK-NA/40
Title
District Court, Galle
Date(s)
- 1804-1915 (Creation)
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Files 1-355,Manuscripts, Typed and Printed
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Name of creator
District Court, Galle
(1804-1915)
Administrative history
The District Court of Galle was established under the charter of Justice of 1833. The first District Judge of Galle was R.M.Sncye appointed by the Governor on 1st October, 1933.
The functions of the District Court were to hear and determine all Civil Lind Criminal Cases brought before the Court. In terms of the Administration of Justice Law No.44 of 1973, District Courts had original jurisdiction, within its District, in all civil, criminal. revenue, matrimonial. insolvency and testamentary matters, except matters exclusively assigned by way of original jurisdiction to any other Court or in any other authority. This court has unlimited original jurisdiction in all civil, revenue, trust, insolvency and testamentary matters and over the persons and estates of persons of unsound mind.
The functions of the District Court were to hear and determine all Civil Lind Criminal Cases brought before the Court. In terms of the Administration of Justice Law No.44 of 1973, District Courts had original jurisdiction, within its District, in all civil, criminal. revenue, matrimonial. insolvency and testamentary matters, except matters exclusively assigned by way of original jurisdiction to any other Court or in any other authority. This court has unlimited original jurisdiction in all civil, revenue, trust, insolvency and testamentary matters and over the persons and estates of persons of unsound mind.
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Circulars from Colonial Secretary to D.J. 1830-1859, Appointment papers of Judges 1834-1844, Appointment papers of Notaries 1874-1875, Letters of Appeal by Proctors 1829-1830, High Court of Appeal - orders 1807-1813, Summons 1804, Minor Court of Appeal - minutes 1822-1833, Sitting Magistrate Galle-Correspondence (1822-1833), Civi1 Diary (1809-1833), Criminal Diary (1811- 1833), Orders (1811-1833), Abstract of Cases (1812-1833), Inquest proceedings (1832-1833), Execution of writs (1824), Auction Sale Register (1805-1807), Petitions 1823, Letters (1833). Landraad Court –Civil Record (1812)
Provincial Court Galle-Correspondence (1814-1830), Civil Diaries (1807-1826), Criminal Diaries (1808- 1829), Decrees (1809-1815), Civil Commitments (1812), List of Witnesses (1820), Documents in Summons cases (1820-1822), Bonds (1811-1823), Revenue Records (1812-1815)
District Court of Galle - Correspondence (1834-1850), Letter draft book (1833-1835, 1861), Calender,
Testamentary and Criminal Cases (1836), Civil Diaries (1833-1844), Criminal Diaries (1834), Orders
(1844-1846), Criminal Commitments and Sentences (1833-1835), Abstract of Cases (1834-1840), Decrees of Execution (1836-1839), Warrants of Attorney (1904-1915), Reports of Inquiry (1840-) 1841), Petitions (1833-1838), Writs of Warrant (1841-1842), Deposits (1845-1852), Cash Account (1838-1842), Fiscal Mandates of Execution (Duplicates), (1824-1832), Sitting Magistrate Court Akmimana, Civil Diaries (1813-1815), Criminal Diaries (1812-1815), Orders (1814), Sitting Magistrate Courts Ambalangoda Civil Diary clry (1816-1820), District Courts Ambalangoda Letters (1833-1843), Civil Diaries (1833-1834), Criminal Diaries (1842), Process Memoranda (1836-1837), Orders (1836-1837), Bills of Costs (1840-1846), Complaints (1842-1843), Bills in Cases (1837-1839), Mahabadde Assessors (1836-1837), Sitting Magistrate Courts, Balapitmodera - Correspondence (1822), Civil Diaries (1821-1832), Sitting Magistrate Courts Bentota - Civil Diary (1820, Sitting Magistrate Courts Gangaboda Pattu- Letters (1809-1819), Criminal Diaries (1811), Decrees (1808-1811). Sitting Magistrate Courts Talpe Pattu - Letters (1815-1816), Civil Diaries (1815-1819), Criminal Diary (1815-1818), Sitting Magistrate Courts, Unawatuna - Letters (1810-1813), Civil Diaries (1811-1818), Criminal Diaries (1812)
Provincial Court Galle-Correspondence (1814-1830), Civil Diaries (1807-1826), Criminal Diaries (1808- 1829), Decrees (1809-1815), Civil Commitments (1812), List of Witnesses (1820), Documents in Summons cases (1820-1822), Bonds (1811-1823), Revenue Records (1812-1815)
District Court of Galle - Correspondence (1834-1850), Letter draft book (1833-1835, 1861), Calender,
Testamentary and Criminal Cases (1836), Civil Diaries (1833-1844), Criminal Diaries (1834), Orders
(1844-1846), Criminal Commitments and Sentences (1833-1835), Abstract of Cases (1834-1840), Decrees of Execution (1836-1839), Warrants of Attorney (1904-1915), Reports of Inquiry (1840-) 1841), Petitions (1833-1838), Writs of Warrant (1841-1842), Deposits (1845-1852), Cash Account (1838-1842), Fiscal Mandates of Execution (Duplicates), (1824-1832), Sitting Magistrate Court Akmimana, Civil Diaries (1813-1815), Criminal Diaries (1812-1815), Orders (1814), Sitting Magistrate Courts Ambalangoda Civil Diary clry (1816-1820), District Courts Ambalangoda Letters (1833-1843), Civil Diaries (1833-1834), Criminal Diaries (1842), Process Memoranda (1836-1837), Orders (1836-1837), Bills of Costs (1840-1846), Complaints (1842-1843), Bills in Cases (1837-1839), Mahabadde Assessors (1836-1837), Sitting Magistrate Courts, Balapitmodera - Correspondence (1822), Civil Diaries (1821-1832), Sitting Magistrate Courts Bentota - Civil Diary (1820, Sitting Magistrate Courts Gangaboda Pattu- Letters (1809-1819), Criminal Diaries (1811), Decrees (1808-1811). Sitting Magistrate Courts Talpe Pattu - Letters (1815-1816), Civil Diaries (1815-1819), Criminal Diary (1815-1818), Sitting Magistrate Courts, Unawatuna - Letters (1810-1813), Civil Diaries (1811-1818), Criminal Diaries (1812)
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Open
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- Sinhala
- English
Script of material
- Latin
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- District Court, Galle (Creator)
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Description identifier
LK-NA/DC/GAL
Institution identifier
LK-NA
Rules and/or conventions used
ISAD (G)
Status
Final
Level of detail
Minimal
Dates of creation revision deletion
Language(s)
- Sinhala
- English
Script(s)
- Latin
Sources
International Council on Archives Guide to the Sources of Asian History Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka II (Vol 1), National Archives of Sri Lanka, 1996.