The Supreme Court of the Republic of Sri Lanka shall be the highest and final superior Court of record in the Republic and shall subject to the provisions of the Constitution exercise –
(a) Jurisdiction in respect of constitutional matters;
(b) Jurisdiction for the protection of fundamental rights;
(c) Final appellate jurisdiction;
(d) Consultative jurisdiction;
(e) Jurisdiction in election petitions;
(f) Jurisdiction in respect of any breach of the privileges
of Parliament; and
(g) Jurisdiction in respect of such other matters which
Parliament may by law vest or ordain.
(Vide Chapter XVI of the Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.)