List of Cingalese Privy Council cases
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This is a list of criminal, civil, and constitutional cases that were appealed from the courts of Ceylon
to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
.
). Appeals to the Privy Council continued until the right of appeal was abolished in late 1971.
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council is one of the highest courts in the United Kingdom. Established by the Judicial Committee Act 1833 to hear appeals formerly heard by the King in Council The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) is one of the highest courts in the United...
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Colony of Ceylon (1796-1948)
Ceylon became a British colony in 1796. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council was established by an act of the British Parliament in 1833. Its jurisdiction was extended to Ceylon by implication.Dominion of Ceylon (1948-72)
Ceylon became a fully independent Dominion within the British Commonwealth on 4 February 1948 (now the Commonwealth of NationsCommonwealth of Nations
The Commonwealth of Nations, normally referred to as the Commonwealth and formerly known as the British Commonwealth, is an intergovernmental organisation of fifty-four independent member states...
). Appeals to the Privy Council continued until the right of appeal was abolished in late 1971.