History of the Courts

DISTRICT COURT NUGEGODA

The Nugegoda District Court was established on 01.01.2008 as an Additional District Court of the Mount Lavinia District Court.

The jurisdiction of this Court has been allocated by the Extraordinary Gazette No. 1679/40 published on 10.11.2010, and the said Gazette is attached hereto.

Cases within the jurisdiction of Nugegoda can be instituted in Mount Lavinia District Court, but cases within the jurisdiction of Mount Lavinia cannot be instituted in Nugegoda District Court. Due to congestion of filing of large number of civil cases, an Additional District Court was also established in this Court from 01.01.2024.

The previous court house of Nugegoda District Court was divided into two open courts by constructing a wall, and no new construction was made. Accordingly, the area of the court house has not been changed.

2. Gangodawila

The Judicial Division of Gangodawila shall comprise :-

(1) The Grama Niladhari Divisions of Pitakotte East (G.N.Div. No.522A), Pitakotte (G.N.Div. No.522B), Pitakotte West (G.N.Div. No.522), Nugegoda West (G.N.Div. No.519B), Pagoda (G.N.Div. No.519A), Nugegoda (G.N.Div. No.519), Pagoda East (G.N.Div. No.519C), Gangodavila North (G.N.Div. No.526), Gangodavila South (G.N.Div. No.526A) and Gangodavila East (G.N.Div. No.526C) in the Divisional Secretary’s Division of Sri Jayawardenepura;

(2) The Grama Niladhari Divisions of Mirihana South (G.N.Div. No.523A), Mirihana North (G.N.Div. No.523), Madiwela (G.N.Div. No.524), Depanama (G.N.Div. No.529A), Polwatta (G.N.Div. No.529), Pamunuwa (G.N.Div. No.529), Thalapathpitiya (G.N.Div. No.525), Pragathipura (G.N.Div. No.524A), Udahamulla East (G.N.Div. No.525A), Udahamulla West (G.N.Div. No.525B), Pathiragoda (G.N.Div. No.527A), Maharagama East (G.N.Div. No.527F), Maharagama West (G.N.Div. No.527C), Dambahena (G.N.Div. No.528A), Pannipitiya North (G.N.Div. No.531), Pannipitiya South (G.N.Div. No.531A), Maharagama Town (G.N.Div. No.530), Godigamuwa South (G.N.Div. No.532A), Godigamuwa South B (G.N.Div. No.532B), Godigamuwa North (G.N.Div. No.532), Wattegedara (G.N.Div. No.532C), Navinna (G.N.Div. No.527), Wijerama (G.N.Div. No.526C), Gangodavila South B (G.N.Div. No.526B) and Jambugasmulla (G.N.Div. No.526D) in the Divisional Secretary’s Division of Maharagama;

(3) The Grama Niladhari Divisions of Pepiliyana West (G.N.Div. No.535), Pepiliyana East (G.N.Div. No.535C), Divulpitiya East (G.N.Div. No.535D), Divulpitiya West (G.N.Div. No.535B), Bellanwila (G.N.Div. No.535A), Boralesgamuwa West A (G.N.Div. No.533B), Boralesgamuwa West C (G.N.Div. No.533F), Rattanapitiya (G.N.Div. No.533A), Egodawatta (G.N.Div. No.533C), Boralesgamuwa East (G.N.Div. No.533), Boralesgamuwa West B (G.N.Div. No.533E), Werahera North (G.N.Div. No.577), Boralesgamuwa East B (G.N.Div. No.533D), Neelamamahara (G.N.Div. No.579), Katuwawala North (G.N.Div. No.578), Werahera South (G.N.Div. No.577A), Katuwawala South (G.N.Div. No.578A), Bodhirajapura (G.N.Div. No.577B), Erewwala West (G.N.Div. No.581A), Erewwala North (G.N.Div. No.581D), Erewwala East (G.N.Div. No.581), Rathmaldeniya (G.N.Div. No.581C), Maharwarawa (G.N.Div. No.581E) and Bangalawatta (G.N.Div. No.581B) in the Divisional Secretary’s Division of Kesbawa; and

(4) The Grama Niladhari Divisions of Sri Saranankara (G.N.Div. No.538C), Vilawala (G.N.Div. No.537D), Duhagennuma (G.N.Div. No.537A), Kohuwala (G.N.Div. No.537B), Kalubowila (G.N.Div. No.538) and Hathbodhiya (G.N.Div. No.538B) in the Divisional Secretary’s Division of Dehiwala.

Extraordinary Gazette No. 1679/40 Extraordinary Gazette No. 1679/40 (10.11.2010)