Gihan Kulatunga

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The Honourable
Gihan Kulatunga
Judge of the Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka
Incumbent
Assumed office
6 September 2024 (2024-09-06)
Education

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]

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Early life

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

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]

References

  1. 1 2 3 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.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ "CC approves four nominees for CA vacancies". Times Online. 4 September 2024. Archived from the original on 18 September 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. 1 2 "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.
  7. ↑ "Two Thomians appointed to Court of Appeal". www.stcmloba.com. Archived from the original on 21 February 2025. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  8. ↑ "In Memory of Justice Kulatunga". www.srilankaguardian.org. 4 June 2010. Archived from the original on 30 March 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ 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.
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