Court Jurisdiction and Locations

Divisions of the Court

Together, the District Court and Magistrate's Court serve the Teldeniya Judicial Division, which covers areas of Teldeniya, Udadumbara, and surrounding Divisional Secretariat divisions as defined by the Ministry of Justice.

Court Divisions

District Court

Magistrate Court

Present Judges

Hon. Indika Ruwan de Silva – District judge & Magistrate

Hon. Kamal S. Jayathilake – Additional District judge & Additional Magistrate

Jurisdiction

Division of the Courts

District Court

  • Civil cases.
  • Land and property disputes.
  • Commercial and contractual disputes.
  • Probate and succession matters.

Magistrate Court

  • Hearing criminal cases arising within the court's territorial jurisdiction.
  • Conducting preliminary inquiries into serious criminal offences.
  • Hearing cases relating to traffic offences.
  • Hearing maintenance cases.
  • Conducting inquests into sudden or suspicious deaths.
  • Hearing and determining other matters assigned under special laws.
Contact

Contact Numbers & Email Addresses

Address

District Magistrate Court, Teldeniya

Office E-maill Address

dcmccourtsteldeniya@gmail.com

Office

081-2121304

Office (Registrar): 081-2050392
Chambers

District Judge & Magistrate: 081-2121301

Additional District Judge & Additional Magistrate: 081-2121302

Fax No: 081-2374066