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| (1) Except with the consent of both parties thereto, no Judge shall be competent, and in no case shall any Judge be compellable, to exercise jurisdiction in any action, proceeding or matter in which he is a party or personally interested. |
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| (2) No Judge shall hear an appeal from or revise any judgment, sentence or order passed by himself. |
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| (3) When any Judge who is a party or personally interested is a High Court Judge, District Judge or Magistrate, the High Court, District Court or Magistrate's Court, as the case may be, of any adjoining zone, district or division shall have jurisdiction to hear, try, and determine such action, proceeding or matter. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts