K. Palakidnar

Justice
K. Palakidnar
President of the Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka
Personal details
Born 1931
Kokuvil, Ceylon
Died 2 June 2001(2001-06-02)
Alma mater Kokuvil Hindu College
Jaffna Hindu College
St. Joseph's College, Colombo
Ceylon University College
Ceylon Law College
Profession Lawyer
Ethnicity Sri Lankan Tamil

Justice Krishnapillai Palakidnar was a leading Sri Lankan lawyer, judge and President of the Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka.

Early life and family

Palakidnar was born in 1931 at Kokuvil in northern Ceylon.[1] He was the son of S. Krishnapillai, Chief Trains Controller, and Pasupathy.[1] He was educated at Kokuvil Hindu College, Jaffna Hindu College and St. Joseph's College, Colombo.[1] After school he joined the Ceylon University College, graduating with a BA degree.[1][2] He then entered Ceylon Law College, qualifying as an advocate of the Supreme Court in 1957.[1]

Career

After qualifying Palakidnar practised law in Colombo as a junior under C. Renganathan.[1] He joined the Judicial Service in 1966, serving as a magistrate in Anuradhapura, Ratnapura and Jaffna.[1] He was then a District Judge in Kalmunai, Chavakachcheri and Jaffna.[1] He served as a High Court Judge between 1982 and 1987, serving in Chilaw, Negombo, Batticaloa and Trincomalee.[1] He was appointed to the Court of Appeal in 1987, becoming its president in October 1992.[1]

Later life

After retirement Palakidnar was appointed chairman of the Special Commission on Disappearance in the North and East by President Chandrika Kumaratunga.[1] He was director of the Human Rights Task Force.[1] Palakidnar died on 2 June 2001.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Maniccavasagar, Chelvathamby (22 July 2011). "Justice Palakidnar was a mansion of noble thoughts". Daily News (Sri Lanka).
  2. ↑ Subramaniam, M. (26 May 2002). "Eternal sunshine settles on his head". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka).
  3. ↑ de Silva, G. P. S. (2 June 2002). "First death anniversary : Justice K. Palakidnar". Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka).


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