Gihan Kulatunga
Gihan Kulatunga | |
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| Judge of the Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka | |
| Assumed office 6 September 2024 | |
| Appointed by | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
| Judge of the High Court of Sri Lanka | |
| In office 2012 – 6 September 2024 | |
| Appointed by | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kulatunga Mudiyanselage Gihan Himanshu Kulatunga |
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Kulatunga Mudiyanselage Gihan Himanshu Kulatunga[1] is a Sri Lankan lawyer who serves as a judge of the Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka. He was appointed by President Ranil Wickremesinghe and has served since 6 September 2024.[2][3][4][5][6]
Early life
[edit]Kulatunga is an alumnus of S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia.[7] He graduated from Sri Lanka Law College and the University of Colombo.[1] His father, K. M. M. B. Kulatunga, was a former Solicitor General and a puisne justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka.[6][8][9]
Career
[edit]Kulatunga joined the Attorney General's Department in 1994 and served until 2012, when he was appointed as a judge of the High Court of Sri Lanka. He was nominated for his current position by then-Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya.[10] He has also served as a pusine judge in Fiji.[1][11]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Chand, Raynav (9 February 2022). "Justice Kulatunga sworn-in as Puisne Judge". www.fijivillage.com. Archived from the original on 7 March 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
- ^ Padmasiri, Ranjith (1 September 2024). "President proposes four names to fill CA vacancies". Print Edition - The Sunday Times, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 14 September 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
- ^ "CC approves four nominees for CA vacancies". Times Online. 4 September 2024. Archived from the original on 18 September 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
- ^ "President appoints new judges to Court of Appeal". www.adaderana.lk. 6 September 2024. Archived from the original on 11 September 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
- ^ Padmasiri, Ranjith (29 September 2024). "Judges should prevent their decisions being influenced by prejudices: CA judge". Print Edition - The Sunday Times, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 21 February 2025. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
- ^ a b "Newly Appointed Justices of the Court of Appeal". thecourtreporter.lk. 9 October 2024. Archived from the original on 21 February 2025. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
- ^ "Two Thomians appointed to Court of Appeal". www.stcmloba.com. Archived from the original on 21 February 2025. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
- ^ "In Memory of Justice Kulatunga". www.srilankaguardian.org. 4 June 2010. Archived from the original on 30 March 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
- ^ Kulatunga, K. M. M. B. (1997). A Legal Analysis of the Government Proposals for Constitutional Reforms: An Alternative Solution to the Current Disorder in Sri Lanka. Lakderana Printers and Publishers.
- ^ Padmasiri, Ranjith (12 November 2023). "Two vacancies in Court of Appeal: Three nominations to President". Print Edition - The Sunday Times, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 1 December 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
- ^ Tava, Tim; Bagshaw, Eryk (12 August 2022). "Man sentenced to life in Fiji prison for murdering Australian UN aid worker wife". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 30 March 2025. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
