The Chief Justice, Mohan Peiris has ordered the transfers of 19 High Court and Civil Appeals High Court judges with effect from January 1, 2014.

 

The transfers are as follows,

-         Colombo High Court no.1 judge, Kumudhini Wickremasinghe to be appointed Mount Lavinia Civil Appeals High Court judge.

-         Mount Lavinia Civil Appeals High Court judge Rohini Walgama to be appointed as judge of Colombo High Court no.1.

-         Colombo Civil Appeals High Court judge W.P. Dehideniya to be appointed Colombo no.1 Commercial High Court judge.

-         Kandy Civil Appeals High Court judge Leyon Seneviratne to be appointed Colombo Civil Appeals High Court judge.

-         Kandy Civil Appeals High Court judge Aruna Ranasinghe to be appointed Colombo no.2 Commercial High Court judge.

-         Judge of Kandy High Court no.2 Amendra Seneviratne to be appointed as Colombo no.3 Commercial High Court judge.

-         Colombo High Court judge Prithi Padman Surasena to be appointed Kalutara High Court judge.

-         Kalutara High Court judge Amal Tillekeratne to be appointed Chilaw High Court judge.

-         Chilaw High Court judge Padmini Ranawaka Gunathilaka to be appointed Colombo High Court judge.

-         Colombo High Court judge Shiran Gunaratne to be appointed Ratnapura High Court judge.

-         Ratnapura High Court judge Mohan Seneviratne to be appointed Balapitiya High Court judge.

-         Balapitiya High Court judge A.A.R. Heiyanthuduwa to be appointed as the new Kegalle Civil Appeals High Court judge.

-         Gampaha Civil Appeals High Court judge Shiromi Perera to be appointed as the Kegalle Civil Appeals High Court judge.

-         North-Central Province Civil Appeals High Court judge Nissanka Bandula Karunaratne to be appointed Gampaha Civil Appeals High Court judge.

-         Colombo no.1 Commercial High Court judge Gamini Amarasekara to be appointed Kegalle High Court judge.

-         Colombo no.2 Commercial High Court judge Mahinda Samayawardena to be appointed Kandy Civil Appeals High Court judge.

-         Colombo no.3 High Court judge Chamath Morias to be appointed Colombo High Court judge.

-         Kegalle High Court judge Menaka Wijesundera to be appointed Kandy Civil Appeals High Court judge.

-         Badulla Civil Appeals High Court judge Udaya Karalliyadda to be appointed Kandy no. 2 High Court judge.