History of the District Court Embilipitiya

The History of the District Court Embilipitiya

Location and Origins: Embilipitiya District Court is located in the Ratnapura District of Sabaragamuwa Province, landscaped in the Embilipitiya Divisional Secretarial Division. According to the oldest records, the Embilipitiya District Court firstly functioned its duties as a District & Magistrate’s Court (as a Combined Court).

Establishment as a Separate Court: Furthermore, Embilipitiya District Court originated as a single separate court after the Administration of Justice Law, No. 44 of 1973.

Embilipitiya Court Room

Original Premises

  • Initial Location: In the beginning, the Embilipitiya District Court was located in the present Embilipitiya Magistrate’s Court’s premises.

New Building Inauguration

  • New Premises: The proposed new building of the Embilipitiya District Court (Present District Court Premises) was inaugurated by Hon. G.L. Peris, Minister of Justice, Constitutional Affairs, Ethnic Affairs and National Integration, on 15.09.1998.