122
The Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
(3) Subject to the provisions of paragraph (2) of this
Article, Parliament may by law provide for matters relating
to the retirement of the Judge of such High Court.
100
[(4) Any Judge of the High Court may resign his
office by writing under his hand addressed to the President.]
Commissioners
of the High
Court
101
[111A. (1) Where the Minister in charge of the
subject of Justice represents to the President that it is
expedient that the number of the Judges exercising the
jurisdiction and powers of the High Court in any judicial
zone should be temporarily increased, 102[the President
may, on the recommendation of the Judicial Service
Commission, by warrant, appoint], one or more
Commissioners of the High Court to exercise the
jurisdiction and powers of the High Court within such
judicial zone as is specified in the warrant of
appointment of such Commissioner of the High Court.
(2) Every Commissioner of the High Court
appointed under paragraph (1) shall hold office for the
period specified in his warrant of appointment and shall be
removable, and be subject to disciplinary control, by the
President, on the recommendation of the Judicial Service
Commission.
(3) Every Commissioner of the High Court
appointed under paragraph (1) may, during his tenure of
office, exercise, according to law, such jurisdiction and powers
as is, or are, vested or ordained in the High Court by
Parliament and shall be invested with all the rights, powers,
privileges and immunities (except such rights and privileges
as relate to tenure of office) of a Judge of the High Court,
and for this purpose, a reference to a “Judge of the High
Court” in the Constitution or other written law shall, unless
the context otherwise requires, be deemed to include a
reference to a “Commissioner of the High Court”.]
100 - Inserted by the Seventeenth Amendment to the Constitution Sec. 12(2).
101 - Inserted by the Seventh Amendment to the Constitution Sec. 4.
102 - Substituted by the Seventeenth Amendment to the Constitution Sec. 13.
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