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Sri Lankan judge
Sithambarampillai Thurairaja ,
PC (
Tamil : சிதம்பரப்பிள்ளை துரைராஜா , romanized: Citamparappiḷḷai Turairājā ) is a
Sri Lankan lawyer and a sitting
puisne justice of the
Supreme Court of Sri Lanka . He was formerly a justice of the
Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka and
High Court of Fiji .
Early life
Thurairaja was educated at Saraswathy Maha Vidyalayam in
Pussellawa and
St. Anthony's College, Kandy .
[1]
[2] He has a
Bachelor of Laws degree from the
University of Colombo and a
Master of Laws degree from the
University of London .
[3] He also holds
diplomas in
forensic medicine , business information technology and computer appliances.
[3]
Career
Thurairaja qualified as an
attorney-at-law in 1988 and joined the
Attorney General's Department in 1989.
[4] He rose up the ranks to become Senior State Counsel, Deputy Solicitor General and Additional Solicitor General.
[5]
[6]
[7] He was a
high court judge in
Fiji .
[8]
[9] He was appointed
President's Counsel in 2016.
[4]
Thurairaja was appointed to the
Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka in September 2016, becoming the first
Indian Tamil to be appointed to the court.
[2]
[4] In October 2018 the
Constitutional Council recommended that Thurairaja be appointed to the
Supreme Court .
[10] President
Maithripala Sirisena refused to follow the recommendation and suggested alternative names but in January 2019 the Constitutional Council reconfirmed its recommendation of Thurairaja.
[11]
[12] He was sworn in as a justice of the Supreme Court on 9 January 2019.
[13]
[14]
References
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"The single largest challenge faced by our profession is delay: Justice Thurairaja" .
The Daily Mirror . Colombo, Sri Lanka. 27 September 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2019 .
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b Selvanayagam, S. S. (27 September 2016).
"Court of Appeal gets first judge from upcountry Tamil community" .
Daily FT . Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 13 January 2019 .
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b
"The Law Officers" . Colombo, Sri Lanka:
Attorney General's Department . Retrieved 13 January 2019 .
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c
"S.Thurairajah appointed as Appeal Court Judge" . Tamil Diplomat . 15 September 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2019 .
^ Sirisena, Priyalal (2 November 2004).
"Suspects in fraudulent land transaction appear in court" .
The Island . Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 13 January 2019 .
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" "The book for every investigating police officer as well as for every dutiful citizen" " .
The Island . Colombo, Sri Lanka. 28 August 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2019 .
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"Additional Solicitor General Thurairajah sworn in as Court of Appeal Judge" .
News First . Colombo, Sri Lanka. 15 September 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2019 .
^ Sauvakacolo, Siteri (22 July 2011).
"Court acquits alleged rape trio" .
Fiji Sun . Suva, Fiji. Retrieved 13 January 2019 .
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"Ship building company ordered to claim $34,267" .
Fiji Village . 23 March 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2019 .
^ Mudalige, Disna; Nafeel, Nushka (26 October 2018).
"Constitutional Council approves nominations for SC, CA" .
Daily News . Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 13 January 2019 .
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"CC Gives Sirisena Slap In The Face: Decides To Reconfirm Appointments Of Amarasekera And Thurairaja: Surasena Promoted To SC" . Colombo Telegraph . 7 January 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2019 .
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"CC Reconfirms Appointments Of Thurairaja And Amarasekera To SC: Unanimously Approves Surasena As Eva's Replacement" . Asian Mirror . 7 January 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2019 .
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"New Appeal Court and three Supreme Court judges take oaths" .
The Sunday Times . Colombo, Sri Lanka. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2019 .
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"Three new Supreme Court justices sworn in" .
Ada Derana . Colombo, Sri Lanka. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2019 .
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