A. R. Surendran

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A. R. Surendran

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Died(2016-04-11)11 April 2016
Alma mater University of Brussels
OccupationLawyer
SpouseRenuka-Devi
ParentArumugam Ratnavadivel

Arumugam Ratnavadivel "A. R." Surendran (died 11 April 2016) was a Sri Lankan Tamil lawyer and President's Counsel. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Early life and family

Surendran was the son of Arumugam Ratnavadivel. [5] [6] [7] He was educated at Jaffna Central College between 1963 and 1974. [6] [8] He later studied at the University of Brussels, graduating with a LL.M. degree in international and comparative law. [6] [8] He carried out research work at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies. [6] [8]

Surendran was married to Renuka-Devi, daughter of V. Murugesu. [9] [10]

Career

Surendran practiced law in the Colombo bar and appellate courts. [5] [8] He was made a President's Counsel in 2004. [5] [8] He was chairman of the Law Committee of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka and an examiner at the Incorporated Council of Legal Education. [5] [8] He was a member of the law reform committees on land frauds and Thesavalamai and the advisory committee on law relating to Hindu religious trusts. [6] [8]

Surendran was the president of the Colombo branch of the Vivekananda Society. [11] [12] He was a trustee of the All Ceylon Hindu Congress. [8] [13] He died on 11 April 2016. [5] [8]

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  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "President's Counsel A.R.Surendran no more". Tamil Diplomat. 12 April 2016.
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  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "President's Counsel A. R. Surendhran passed away". Ceylon Today . 12 April 2016. p. A4. Archived from the original on 28 April 2016.
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  10. ↑ "Obituaries". Sunday Island (Sri Lanka) . 21 March 2010.
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  13. ↑ "All Ceylon Hindu Congress Details of Office Bearers – 2015". All Ceylon Hindu Congress. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2016-04-17.


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