Court Jurisdiction and Locations

Divisions of the Court

The District Court Colombo is organized into specialized court rooms to efficiently handle various categories of civil matters, ensuring the proper administration of Judge.

Court No. 1

  • Special Matters
  • Money/Damage Recovery (Above 15 M)
  • Removal of Caveat
  • Cancellation of Deeds

District Court Premises

0112 421732

Court No. 02

  • Land
  • Partition
  • Mortgage Bond
  • Rent and Ejectment
  • Recovery of Lease Premises
  • Land Acquisition
  • Trust
  • Curatorship (Land)
  • Curator/Guardianship (Odd-numbered cases)

District Court Premises

0112 421732

Court No. 03

  • Land
  • Partition
  • Mortgage Bond
  • Rent and Ejectment
  • Recovery of Lease Premises
  • Land Acquisition
  • Trust
  • Curatorship (Land)
  • Lunacy
  • Curator/Guardianship (Even-numbered cases)

District Court Premises

0112 421732

Court No. 04

  • Hire Purchase
  • Cases Instituted under the Finance Leasing Act

District Court Premises

0112 421732

Court No. 05

  • Money / Damage Recovery (below 15 M)
  • Money Summary
  • Cases Instituted under the Debt Recovery (Special Provisions) Act
  • Claim Inquiry (Even-numbered cases)

District Court Premises

0112 421732

Court No. 06

  • Money / Damage Recovery (below 15 M)
  • Money Summary
  • Cases Instituted under the Debt Recovery (Special Provisions) Act
  • Claim Inquiry (Odd-numbered cases)

District Court Premises

0112 421732

Court No. 07

  • Matrimonial Actions
  • Child Adoption
  • Child Custody
  • Enforcement of Foreign Decrees (Matrimonial)

District Court Premises

0112 421732

Court No. 08

  • All calling matters except Small Claims, Matrimonial, Child Adoption, Child Custody, Child Curator/Guardianship, Debt Recovery, Recovery of Loans by Banks and Enforcement of Foreign Decrees (Matrimonial)
  • Testamentary

District Court Premises

0112 421732

Court No. 09

  • Cases Instituted under the Small Claims Courts’ Procedure Act (Instituted before 11th May 2026)
  • Cases Instituted under the Recovery of Loans by Banks (Special Provisions) Act

District Court Premises

0112 421732

Court No. 10

  • Cases Instituted under the Small Claims Courts’ Procedure Act (Instituted on or after 11th May 2026)

No. 48, Gregory Road, Colombo 07

0112 421732