Court Jurisdiction and Locations

Division of the Courts

The District Court Walapane operates as a unified first-instance court chamber handling both civil disputes and criminal proceedings for the judicial division.

COURT NO 01

Hon. Tharaka C. Liyanaarachchi

Civil Cases

Adjudication of primary civil disputes, land ownership and boundary claims, debt and money recoveries, contract disputes, and family actions falling within statutory limits.

Criminal Cases

Summary trials under the Penal Code, police and departmental prosecutions, magisterial inquiries, bail hearings, search warrants, and inquest proceedings.