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Chief Justice of Sri Lanka

Index Chief Justice of Sri Lanka

The Chief Justice of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is the head of the judiciary of Sri Lanka and the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka. [1]

127 relations: Advice and consent, Alan Rose, Alexander Johnston (1775–1849), Alexander Wood Renton, Alfred Lascelles, Ambrose Hardinge Giffard, Andrew Caldecott, Anthony Oliphant, Anton Bertram, Arthur Havelock, Arthur Wijewardena, Asoka de Silva (judge), Associated Press, Attorney General of Sri Lanka, Bands (neckwear), Black, British Ceylon, Bruce Burnside, Cabinet of Sri Lanka, Central Province, Sri Lanka, Chandrika Kumaratunga, Charles Layard, Charles Marshall (judge), Chief Justice, Chief Justice's House, Colombo, Codrington Edmund Carrington, Colombo, Constitution of Sri Lanka, Constitutional Council (Sri Lanka), Court dress, Edmund Henry Lushington, Edward Barnes (British Army officer), Edward Jayetileke, Edward Shepherd Creasy, England, Financial Times, Frederick North, 5th Earl of Guilford, G. P. S. de Silva, Gardiye Punchihewage Amaraseela Silva, George William Anderson, Government of Sri Lanka, Governor of Ceylon, Governor-General of Ceylon, Graeme Thomson, Hema Henry Basnayake, Henry Arthur Blake, Henry George Ward, Henry McCallum, Henry Monck-Mason Moore, Herbert Thambiah, ..., Herwald Ramsbotham, 1st Viscount Soulbury, Hugh Clifford, Hugh Norman Gregory Fernando, Impeachment of Shirani Bandaranayake, Ireland, J. R. Jayewardene, Jacobus de Wet, James Alexander Stewart-Mackenzie, James Robert Longden, John Anderson (colonial administrator), John Budd Phear, John Curtois Howard, John Wilson (governor), John Winfield Bonser, Joseph Turner Hutchinson, Joseph West Ridgeway, Judiciary of Sri Lanka, Justice, K. Sripavan, List of Acting Chief Justices of Sri Lanka, List of Justices of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka, List of Justices of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka by court composition, Lord, Mahinda Rajapaksa, Maithripala Sirisena, Mantle (clothing), Mercedes-Benz S-Class, Miliani Sansoni, Mohan Peiris, Neville Samarakoon, North Western Province, Sri Lanka, Northern Province, Sri Lanka, Parinda Ranasinghe, Parliamentary Council, Philip James Macdonell, President of Sri Lanka, President's Counsel, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Priyasath Dep, Puisne judge, Rajapaksa family, Ranasinghe Premadasa, Reginald Edward Stubbs, Richard Cayley, Richard Ottley (judge), Robert Chalmers, 1st Baron Chalmers, Robert Wilmot-Horton, Sarath N. Silva, Sarvodaya, Scotland, Seylan Bank, Shirani Bandaranayake, Sidney Abrahams, South Africa, Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka Administrative Service, Sri Lanka Police, Sri Lankan order of precedence, St John Branch, Stanley Fisher, Suppiah Sharvananda, Supreme Court of Sri Lanka, The Bahamas, The Guardian, The Honourable, Thomas Maitland (British Army officer), United Kingdom, Victor Tennekoon, Western Province, Sri Lanka, William Carpenter Rowe, William Gopallawa, William Hackett (judge), William Henry Gregory, William Manning (colonial governor), William Norris (judge), William Ogle Carr. Expand index (77 more) »

Advice and consent

Advice and consent is an English phrase frequently used in enacting formulae of bills and in other legal or constitutional contexts.

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Alan Rose

Sir Alan Edward Percival Rose (1899–1975) was the 30th Chief Justice of Ceylon.

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Alexander Johnston (1775–1849)

Sir Alexander Johnston, PC, FRS (25 April 1775 – 6 March 1849), was a British colonial official who served as third Chief Justice of Ceylon and second Advocate Fiscal of Ceylon.

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Alexander Wood Renton

Sir Alexander Wood Renton (24 June 1861 – 17 June 1933) was a Scottish lawyer and British colonial judge.

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Alfred Lascelles

Sir Alfred George Lascelles KC (12 October 1857 - 9 February 1952) was the 20th Chief Justice of Ceylon.

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Ambrose Hardinge Giffard

Sir Ambrose Hardinge Giffard (1771–1827) was chief justice of British Ceylon.

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Andrew Caldecott

Sir Andrew Caldecott (26 October 1884 – 14 July 1951) was a British colonial administrator.

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Anthony Oliphant

The Hon.

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Anton Bertram

Sir Thomas Anton Bertram KC (8 February 1869 - 17 September 1937) was an English Barrister and the 22nd Chief Justice of Ceylon.

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Arthur Havelock

Sir Arthur Elibank Havelock (21 February 1844 – 25 June 1908) was a career British colonial governor, serving as Governor of Sierra Leone from 1880, of Natal, of Madras, of Ceylon from 1890 to 1895, and of Tasmania from 1901 to 1904.

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Arthur Wijewardena

Sir Edwin Arthur Lewis Wijewardena KC (21 March 1887 – 1964) was the 28th Chief Justice of Ceylon.

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Asoka de Silva (judge)

Joseph Asoka Nihal De Silva (born 17 May 1946) was the 42nd Chief Justice of Sri Lanka.

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Associated Press

The Associated Press (AP) is a U.S.-based not-for-profit news agency headquartered in New York City.

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Attorney General of Sri Lanka

The Attorney General of Sri Lanka is the Sri Lankan government's chief legal adviser, and its primary lawyer in the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka.

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Bands (neckwear)

Bands are a form of formal neckwear, worn by some clergy and lawyers, and with some forms of academic dress.

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Black

Black is the darkest color, the result of the absence or complete absorption of visible light.

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British Ceylon

Ceylon (Sinhala: බ්‍රිතාන්‍ය ලංකාව, Brithānya Laṃkāva; Tamil: பிரித்தானிய இலங்கை, Birithaniya Ilangai) was a British Crown colony between 1815 and 1948.

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Bruce Burnside

Sir Robert Bruce Lockhart Burnside (26 July 1833 – 10 August 1909) was the 16th Chief Justice of Ceylon and 25th Queen's Advocate of Ceylon.

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Cabinet of Sri Lanka

The Cabinet of Sri Lanka is the council of ministers that form the central government of Sri Lanka.

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Central Province, Sri Lanka

The Central Province (මධ්‍යම පළාත Madhyama Palata, மத்திய மாகாணம் Madhiya Maakaanam) is one of the nine provinces of Sri Lanka, the first level administrative division of the country.

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Chandrika Kumaratunga

Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga (චන්ද්‍රිකා බණ්ඩාරනායක කුමාරතුංග,சந்திரிகா பண்டாரநாயக்க குமாரதுங்க; born 29 June 1945) is a Sri Lankan politician who served as the fifth President of Sri Lanka, from 12 November 1994 to 19 November 2005.

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Charles Layard

Sir Charles Peter Layard (5 December 1849 – 8 June 1916) was the 18th Chief Justice of Ceylon from 1902 to 1906.

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Charles Marshall (judge)

Sir Charles Marshall (1788 – 5 February 1873) was the sixth Chief Justice of Ceylon.

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Chief Justice

The Chief Justice is the presiding member of a supreme court in any of many countries with a justice system based on English common law, such as the Supreme Court of Bangladesh, the Supreme Court of Canada, the Supreme Court of Singapore, the Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong, the Supreme Court of Japan, the Supreme Court of India, the Supreme Court of Pakistan, the Supreme Court of Nigeria, the Supreme Court of Nepal, the Constitutional Court of South Africa, the Supreme Court of Ireland, the Supreme Court of New Zealand, the High Court of Australia, the Supreme Court of the United States, and provincial or state supreme courts.

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Chief Justice's House, Colombo

The Chief Justice's House is the official residence of the Chief Justice of Sri Lanka, located on Bauddhaloka Mawatha (formally known as Bullers Road), Colombo, Sri Lanka.

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Codrington Edmund Carrington

Sir Codrington Edmund Carrington, FRS, FSA (22 October 1769 – 28 November 1849) was an English barrister, Chief Justice of Ceylon, and a Member of Parliament.

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Colombo

Colombo (translit,; translit) is the commercial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka.

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Constitution of Sri Lanka

The Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Śrī Laṃkā āndukrama vyavasthāva, Ilaṅkai araciyalamaippiṉ) has been the constitution of the island nation of Sri Lanka since its original promulgation by the National State Assembly on 7 September 1978.

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Constitutional Council (Sri Lanka)

The Constitutional Council (CC) is a 10-member constitutional authority in Sri Lanka tasked with maintaining independent commissions and monitoring it affairs.

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Court dress

Court dress comprises the style of clothes prescribed for courts of law, and for royal courts.

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Edmund Henry Lushington

Edmund Henry Lushington (11 July 1766 – 27 March 1839) was the second Chief Justice of Ceylon.

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Edward Barnes (British Army officer)

Lieutenant General Sir Edward Barnes, (1776 – 19 March 1838) was a British soldier who became governor of Ceylon.

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Edward Jayetileke

Sir Edward George Perera Jayetileke KC was the 29th Chief Justice of Ceylon as well as the 13th Solicitor General.

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Edward Shepherd Creasy

Sir Edward Shepherd Creasy (12 September 1812 – 17 January 1878) was an English historian and jurist.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Financial Times

The Financial Times (FT) is a Japanese-owned (since 2015), English-language international daily newspaper headquartered in London, with a special emphasis on business and economic news.

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Frederick North, 5th Earl of Guilford

Frederick North, 5th Earl of Guilford (7 February 1766 – 14 October 1827), styled The Honourable Frederick North until 1817, was a British politician and colonial administrator.

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G. P. S. de Silva

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Gardiye Punchihewage Amaraseela Silva

Gardiye Punchihewage Amaraseela Silva was the 34th Chief Justice of Sri Lanka.

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George William Anderson

George William Anderson (1791 – March 12, 1857) was the officiating governor of Bombay during the British Raj from 28 April 1841 to 9 June 1842.

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Government of Sri Lanka

The Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL) (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා රජය Śrī Laṃkā Rajaya) is a semi-presidential system determined by the Sri Lankan Constitution.

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Governor of Ceylon

The Governor of Ceylon can refer to historical vice-regal representatives of three colonial powers.

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Governor-General of Ceylon

The governor-general of Ceylon was the representative of the monarch in the Dominion of Ceylon from the country's independence from the United Kingdom in 1948 until it became the republic of Sri Lanka in 1972.

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Graeme Thomson

Sir Graeme Thomson G.C.M.G. K.C.B. (9 August 1875 – 28 September 1933) was a British civil servant in the Admiralty, who served as a colonial civil servant and then governor in several British colonies.

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Hema Henry Basnayake

Hema Henry Basnayake QC (3 August 1902 – ?) was the 31st Chief Justice of Ceylon as well as the 29th Attorney General and 16th Solicitor General.

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Henry Arthur Blake

Sir Henry Arthur Blake (8January 184023February 1918) was a British colonial administrator and Governor of Hong Kong from 1898 to 1903.

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Henry George Ward

Sir Henry George Ward GCMG (27 February 17972 August 1860) was an English diplomat, politician, and colonial administrator.

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Henry McCallum

Sir Henry Edward McCallum, GCMG, (28 October 1852 – 24 November 1919) colonial governor born Yeovil, Somersetshire, England and died in England.

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Henry Monck-Mason Moore

Sir Henry Monck-Mason Moore (18 March 1887 – 26 March 1964) was British Governor of Sierra Leone, Kenya and Ceylon.

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Herbert Thambiah

Justice Herbert Dharmarajah Thambiah (14 October 1926 – 4 October 1992) was a leading Sri Lankan lawyer and judge.

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Herwald Ramsbotham, 1st Viscount Soulbury

Herwald Ramsbotham, 1st Viscount Soulbury (6 March 1887 – 30 January 1971) was a British Conservative politician.

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Hugh Clifford

Sir Hugh Charles Clifford, (5 March 1866 – 18 December 1941) was a British colonial administrator.

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Hugh Norman Gregory Fernando

Hugh Norman Gregory Fernando (17 November 1910 – 24 March 1976) was the 33rd Chief Justice of Ceylon.

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Impeachment of Shirani Bandaranayake

Shirani Bandaranayake, the 43rd Chief Justice of Sri Lanka, was impeached by Parliament and then removed from office by President Mahinda Rajapaksa in January 2013.

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Ireland

Ireland (Éire; Ulster-Scots: Airlann) is an island in the North Atlantic.

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J. R. Jayewardene

Junius Richard Jayewardene (ජුනියස් රිචඩ් ජයවර්ධන,ஜூனியஸ் ரிச்சட் ஜயவர்தனா; 17 September 1906 – 1 November 1996), commonly abbreviated in Sri Lanka as J. R., was the leader of Sri Lanka from 1977 to 1989, serving as Prime Minister from 1977 to 1978 and as the second President of Sri Lanka from 1978 till 1989.

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Jacobus de Wet

Sir Jacobus Petrus de Wet (25 August 1838 – 19 April 1900) was the 15th Chief Justice of Ceylon.

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James Alexander Stewart-Mackenzie

James Alexander Stewart-Mackenzie (23 September 1784 – 24 September 1843), was a Scottish politician and British colonial administrator.

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James Robert Longden

Sir James Robert Longden (1827 – 4 October 1891) was an English colonial administrator.

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John Anderson (colonial administrator)

Sir John Anderson (23 June 1858 – 24 March 1918) was a Scottish colonial administrator, who was once the Governor of Ceylon and Governor of Straits Settlements.

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John Budd Phear

Sir John Budd Phear (9 February 1825 - 1905) was a judge and author who was the 13th Chief Justice of Ceylon.

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John Curtois Howard

Sir John Curtois Howard KC (15 January 1887 – 19 November 1970) was an English magistrate who was the 27th Chief Justice of Ceylon.

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John Wilson (governor)

General Sir John Wilson (1780–1856) was a British Army officer who served in the Peninsular War, and was acting Governor of British Ceylon in 1831.

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John Winfield Bonser

Sir John Winfield Bonser, (24 October 1847 – 9 December 1914) was a British colonial judge.

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Joseph Turner Hutchinson

Sir Joseph Turner Hutchinson (1850 – 1923) was the 19th Chief Justice of Ceylon.

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Joseph West Ridgeway

Colonel Sir Joseph West Ridgeway, (16 May 1844 – 16 April 1930) was a British civil servant and colonial governor.

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Judiciary of Sri Lanka

The Judiciary of Sri Lanka are the civil and criminal courts responsible for the administration of justice in Sri Lanka.

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Justice

Justice is the legal or philosophical theory by which fairness is administered.

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K. Sripavan

Justice Kanagasabapathy J. Sripavan (கனகசபாபதி சிறீபவன் Kaṉakacapāpati Ciṟīpavaṉ, කනකසපාපති ශ්‍රීපවන්; born 29 February 1952) is a Sri Lankan Tamil lawyer and judge.

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List of Acting Chief Justices of Sri Lanka

The Provisional & Acting Chief Justice of Sri Lanka is the temporary head of the judicial system of Sri Lanka as the chief judge of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka.

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List of Justices of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka

List of Justices of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka In this list, justices are placed in the order in which they took the judicial oath of office and thereby started their term of office.

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List of Justices of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka by court composition

List of Justices of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka by court composition.

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Lord

Lord is an appellation for a person or deity who has authority, control, or power over others acting like a master, a chief, or a ruler.

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Mahinda Rajapaksa

Percy Mahendra Rajapaksa, MP (පර්සි මහේන්ද්‍ර රාජපක්ෂ; born 18 November 1945), more commonly known as Mahinda Rajapaksa (මහින්ද රාජපක්ෂ, மஹிந்த ராஜபக்ஷ) is a Sri Lankan politician who served as the sixth President of Sri Lanka from 19 November 2005 to 9 January 2015.

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Maithripala Sirisena

Pallewatte Gamaralalage Maithripala Yapa Sirisena (මෛත්‍රීපාල සිරිසේන; மைத்திரிபால சிறிசேன; born 3 September 1951) is a Sri Lankan politician and the 7th and current President of Sri Lanka, in office since January 2015.

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Mantle (clothing)

A mantle (from mantellum, the Latin term for a cloak) is a type of loose garment usually worn over indoor clothing to serve the same purpose as an overcoat.

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Mercedes-Benz S-Class

The Mercedes-Benz S-Class, formerly known as Sonderklasse (German for "special class", abbreviated as "S-Klasse"), is a series of luxury flagship vehicles produced by the German automaker Mercedes-Benz, a division of German company Daimler AG.

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Miliani Sansoni

Deshamanya Miliani Claude Sansoni was a Sri Lankan judge, who served as the 32nd Chief Justice of Ceylon.

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Mohan Peiris

Peter Mohan Maithree Peiris, PC was the 43rd de facto Chief Justice of Sri Lanka.

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Neville Samarakoon

Neville Dunbar Mirahawatte Samarakoon, Q.C. (22 October 1919 – 1990) was a Sri Lankan lawyer, who served as the 36th Chief Justice of Sri Lanka from 1977 to 1984.

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North Western Province, Sri Lanka

North Western Province (වයඹ පළාත Wayamba Palata, வட மேல் மாகாணம் Vada Mael Maakaanam) is a province of Sri Lanka.

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Northern Province, Sri Lanka

The Northern Province (வட மாகாணம் Vaṭa Mākāṇam; උතුරු පළාත Uturu Paḷāta) is one of the nine provinces of Sri Lanka, the first level administrative division of the country.

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Parinda Ranasinghe

Justice K. A. Parinda Ranasinghe was a Sri Lankan, judge, who was the 38th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon.

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Parliamentary Council

The Parliamentary Council was a constitutional authority in Sri Lanka established under the 18th Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka.

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Philip James Macdonell

Sir Phillip James Macdonell (10 January 1873–15 December 1940) was the 25th Chief Justice of Ceylon.

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President of Sri Lanka

The President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (ශ්‍රී ලංකා ජනාධිපති Śrī Laṃkā Janādhipathi; இலங்கை சனாதிபதி Ilankai janātipati) is the executive head of state and head of government of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka and commander-in-chief of the Sri Lankan Armed Forces.

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President's Counsel

President's Counsel (postnominal PC) is an eminent lawyer who is appointed by the President of Sri Lanka to be one of the "President's Counsel learned in the law".

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Prime Minister of Sri Lanka

The Prime Minister of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (ශ්‍රී ලංකා අග්‍රාමාත්‍ය; இலங்கை பிரதமர்) is the most senior member of parliament in the cabinet of ministers in Sri Lanka which is collectively accountable for their policies and actions to parliament.

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Priyasath Dep

Priyasath Dep PC is a Sri Lankan judge and lawyer and the 45th Chief Justice of Sri Lanka.

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Puisne judge

A puisne judge or puisne justice (French: puisné or puîné, "since-born" i.e. "junior") is a dated term for an ordinary judge of a particular court.

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Rajapaksa family

The Rajapaksa family is a Sri Lankan family that is prominent in politics.

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Ranasinghe Premadasa

Sri Lankabhimanya Ranasinghe Premadasa (රණසිංහ ප්‍රේමදාස,ரணசிங்க பிரேமதாசா; 23 June 1924 – 1 May 1993) was the third President of Sri Lanka from 2 January 1989 to 1 May 1993.

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Reginald Edward Stubbs

Sir Reginald Edward Stubbs, GCMG (13 October 1876 – 7 December 1947) was a British colonial governor, who was once the Governor of Hong Kong.

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Richard Cayley

Sir Richard Cayley (22 April 1833 – 5 April 1908) was a British lawyer who served as the 14th Chief Justice of Ceylon and 14th Queen's Advocate of Ceylon.

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Richard Ottley (judge)

Sir Richard Ottley (1782–1845) was the fifth Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Judicature of Ceylon.

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Robert Chalmers, 1st Baron Chalmers

Robert Chalmers, 1st Baron Chalmers, GCB, PC (18 August 1858 – 17 November 1938), was a British civil servant, and a Pali and Buddhist scholar.

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Robert Wilmot-Horton

Sir Robert John Wilmot-Horton, 3rd Baronet, GCH, PC, FRS (21 December 1784 – 31 May 1841) was a British politician, pamphleteer and colonial administrator during the first third of the 19th century.

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Sarath N. Silva

Sarath Nanda Silva PC served as the 41st Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka.

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Sarvodaya

Sarvodaya (Devanagari: सर्वोदय, Gujarati: સર્વોદય) is a Sanskrit term meaning 'universal uplift' or 'progress of all'.

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Scotland

Scotland (Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and covers the northern third of the island of Great Britain.

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Seylan Bank

Seylan Bank PLC (Sinhala: සෙලාන් බැංකුව Selan Bænkuwa) is a publicly owned Commercial Bank in Sri Lanka.

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Shirani Bandaranayake

Upatissa Atapattu Bandaranayake Wasala Mudiyanse Ralahamilage Shirani Anshumala Bandaranayake (known as Shirani Bandaranayake; born April 1958) served as the 43rd Chief Justice of Sri Lanka.

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Sidney Abrahams

Sir Sidney Solomon Abrahams (11 February 1885 – 14 May 1957), nicknamed Solly, was a British Olympic athlete and 26th Chief Justice of Ceylon (Sri Lanka).

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South Africa

South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa.

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Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka

The Speaker of the Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is the presiding officer of the chamber.

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Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා; Tamil: இலங்கை Ilaṅkai), officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in South Asia, located in the Indian Ocean to the southwest of the Bay of Bengal and to the southeast of the Arabian Sea.

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Sri Lanka Administrative Service

The Sri Lanka Administrative Service (SLAS) is the key administrative service of the Government of Sri Lanka, with civil servants working for both in the Central Government as well as in the provincial councils...

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Sri Lanka Police

The Sri Lanka Police (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා පොලීසිය Shrī Lanka Polīsiya; Tamil: இலங்கை காவல் Ilaṅkai Kāval) is the civilian national police force of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.

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Sri Lankan order of precedence

The Order of Precedence in Sri Lanka the protocol list at which Sri Lankan government officials are seated according to their rank.

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St John Branch

Sir Charles Ernest St John Branch KC (2 June 1865 – 1939), known as St John Branch, was Chief Justice of Jamaica and the 23rd Chief Justice of Ceylon.

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Stanley Fisher

Sir Stanley Fisher (12 February 1867 – 28 May 1949) was the 24th Chief Justice of Ceylon.

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Suppiah Sharvananda

Deshamanya Suppiah Sharvananda (also spelt Suppiah Sarvananda) was the 37th Chief Justice of Sri Lanka and the first Governor of the Western Province.

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Supreme Court of Sri Lanka

The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා ශ්‍රේෂ්ඨාධිකරණය Sri Lanka Sreshthadikaranaya)(Tamil: இலங்கை உயர் நீதிமன்றம் Ilankai ucca nitimanram) is the highest court of Sri Lanka.

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The Bahamas

The Bahamas, known officially as the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is an archipelagic state within the Lucayan Archipelago.

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The Guardian

The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.

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The Honourable

The prefix The Honourable or The Honorable (abbreviated to The Hon., Hon. or formerly The Hon'ble—the latter term is still used in South Asia) is a style that is used before the names of certain classes of people.

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Thomas Maitland (British Army officer)

Lieutenant General The Right Honourable Sir Thomas Maitland (10 March 1760 – 17 January 1824) was a British soldier and colonial governor.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain,Usage is mixed with some organisations, including the and preferring to use Britain as shorthand for Great Britain is a sovereign country in western Europe.

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Victor Tennekoon

Deshamanya Justice Victor Tennekoon QC (9 September 1914 – April 1990) was a leading Sri Lankan academic, judge and jurist.

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Western Province, Sri Lanka

The Western Province (බස්නාහිර පළාත Basnahira Palata; மேல் மாகாணம் Mael Maakaanam) is one of the nine provinces of Sri Lanka, the first level administrative division of the country.

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William Carpenter Rowe

Sir William Carpenter Rowe (c.1801 - 9 January 1860) was the tenth Chief Justice of Ceylon.

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William Gopallawa

William Gopallawa, MBE (Sinhala: විලියම් ගොපල්ලව, வில்லியம் கோபள்ளவா) (17 September 1896 – 31 January 1981) was the last Governor-General of Ceylon from 1962 to 1972 and became the first (non-executive) President of Sri Lanka when Ceylon declared itself a republic in 1972 and changed its name to Sri Lanka.

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William Hackett (judge)

Sir William Hackett (1825–1877) was an Irish judge who was the second Chief Justice of Fiji and the 12th Chief Justice of Ceylon.

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William Henry Gregory

Sir William Henry Gregory PC (Ire) KCMG (13 July 1816 – 6 March 1892) was an Anglo-Irish writer and politician, who is now less remembered than his wife Augusta, Lady Gregory, the playwright, co-founder and Director of Dublin's Abbey Theatre, literary hostess and folklorist.

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William Manning (colonial governor)

Brigadier-General Sir William Henry Manning, (19 July 1863 – 1 January 1932) was a British Indian Army officer and colonial administrator.

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William Norris (judge)

Sir William Norris (died 1859) was the seventh Chief Justice of Ceylon and seventh Advocate Fiscal of Ceylon.

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William Ogle Carr

Sir William Ogle Carr (13 November 1802 – 24 April 1856) was the ninth Chief Justice of Ceylon and eighth King's Advocate of Ceylon.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_Justice_of_Sri_Lanka

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