History of the Kesbewa

Evolution of the Kesbewa

By the 1970s, this court, Which had served as the village council hall. Was established as district Court in the 1980s. The first District judge was Honourable Deepari Wijesundara (served from 1984.05.02 to 1988.01.31 )

Kesbewa Courtroom

Early Operations

The Court began with a small staff, and five lawyers appeared before it the cases assigned by the pilliyandala and Kahatuduwa Police Stations were handled. And Court Proceedings were conducted in a small building.

Relocation & Expansion

On 31 January 2000, Proceedings moved to a two – storey building. Where the district court continued to operate. Thus, the Kasbeva Magistrate’s Court became part of the district court system, and Civil jurisdiction was incorporated according to Extraordinary Gazette No. 1679/40 dated 10 November 2010 (Year 2011).

Separation of Courts

Subsequently, after the construction of the District Court building in 2018, from June 2021 civil and criminal cases have been heard separately and operated independently.

Present Day

Sofar 24 judges have been served on these two courts presently Mrs. A.D. Chathurika Silva serving as the District Judge and Honourable M.J.P. Samarasinghe serving as the Additional Magistrate.