Identity area
Reference code
LK-NA/28
Title
District Court, Tangalle
Date(s)
- 1809-1869 (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
Files 1-127, Manuscripts, Typed and Printed
Context area
Name of creator
District Court, Tangalle
(1809-1869)
Administrative history
According to the Regulation of 31st July 1809 established a minor court of Appeal for Tangalle in 1822. It usually consisted of the Provincial Judges, Collector, sitting Magistrate and another civil servant. The members usually sat together, the proceedings were usually circulated in rotation. This minor court of Appeal has no Jurisdiction in revenue cases.
Section 55 of the court ordinance No. 1 of 1889 empowered the Governor to establish. One court within each and every District of the Island. These Courts were called Districts Courts. The ordinance No.1 of 1889 the limits of its jurisdiction were Giruwa Pattu East & Giruwa Pattuwa, West.
This court has unlimited original jurisdiction in all civil, revenue, trust, insolvency and testamentary matters and over the persons and estates of persons of uncound mind.
Section 55 of the court ordinance No. 1 of 1889 empowered the Governor to establish. One court within each and every District of the Island. These Courts were called Districts Courts. The ordinance No.1 of 1889 the limits of its jurisdiction were Giruwa Pattu East & Giruwa Pattuwa, West.
This court has unlimited original jurisdiction in all civil, revenue, trust, insolvency and testamentary matters and over the persons and estates of persons of uncound mind.
Archival history
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Scope and content
Oath of Alloginace & Oath of office (1886-1869). Civil Diary, Gettamanna (1812-1820), Giruwapattu (1813-1826), Hambantota, Tangalla (1812-1833), Criminal Diary of the sitting magistrate of Gettamanna, Giruwapattu, Hambantota and Tangalla (1809-1833). Commitments sent by the District Judge of Hambantota to the fiscal for the Southern Province ( 1835).
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
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Conditions governing access
Open
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- Sinhala
- English
Script of material
- Latin
Language and script notes
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Existence and location of originals
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Name access points
- District Court, Tangalle (Creator)
Description control area
Description identifier
LK-NA/DC/TNG
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.