K. M. M. B. Kulatunga

• University of Cambridge
• Sri Lanka Law College

The Honourable K. M. M. B. Kulatunga PC
Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka

Kulatunga Mudiyanselage Mutu Banda Kulatunga ^[1] was a Sri Lankan lawyer who served as a puisne justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka. He was appointed by President Ranasinghe Premadasa in 1989. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Early life

Kulatunga is a graduate of Sri Lanka Law College and the University of Cambridge. ^[1]

Career

Before his elevation to the judiciary, he served as the 32nd Solicitor General of Sri Lanka, having been appointed by President J. R. Jayewardene in 1982. He succeeded V. C. Gunatilleke and held the position until 1989, after which he was succeeded by S. W. B. Wadugodapitiya. ^{[5] [6] [7]}

Personal life and death

One of Kulatunga's sons, Gihan Kulatunga, serves as a judge of the Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka. ^{[8] [9]}

He died on 3 June 2010 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. ^{[10] [11] [12]}

Bibliography

• 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.
• Kulatunga, K. M. M. B. (2005). Disorder in Sri Lanka. Nidahas Publication. ISBN   978-955-1035-02-0.

References

1. University of Cambridge (1982). List of Members - Cambridge University. Cambridge University Press. p. 622. ISBN   978-0-521-25427-4.
2. "Elevation to the Higher Judiciary". www.attorneygeneral.gov.lk. 2024. Archived from the original on 5 November 2024. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
3. Amerasinghe, A. Ranjit B. (1986). The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka: The First 185 Years. Sarvodaya Book Pub. Services. pp. 36, 416. ISBN   978-955-599-000-4.
4. United Nations Environment Programme (2005). Compendium of Summaries of Judicial Decisions in Environment Related Cases. UNEP/Earthprint. p. 151. ISBN   978-92-807-2557-5.
5. "Permanent Holders of the Office of Solicitor General". attorneygeneral.gov.lk. 2014. Archived from the original on 4 May 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
6. Gunasēkara, Prins (1998). A Lost Generation: Sri Lanka in Crisis : the Untold Story. S. Godage & Brothers. p. 253. ISBN   978-955-20-2826-7.
7. Ghosh, Partha S. (26 July 2003). Ethnicity Versus Nationalism: The Devolution Discourse in Sri Lanka. SAGE Publications. p. 315. ISBN   978-0-7619-9771-9.
8. "President appoints new judges to Court of Appeal". www.adaderana.lk. 6 September 2024. Archived from the original on 11 September 2024. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
9. "Newly Appointed Justices of the Court of Appeal". thecourtreporter.lk. 9 October 2024. Archived from the original on 21 February 2025. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
10. "Sunday Observer – Obituaries – K. M. M. B. Kulatunga". archives.sundayobserver.lk. 6 June 2010. Archived from the original on 29 December 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
11. "In Memory of Justice Kulatunga: Functioning of the judicial system (administration of justice) in Sri Lanka". Sri Lanka Guardian. 4 June 2010. Archived from the original on 30 March 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
12. "In Memory of Justice Kulatunga: Observance of human rights in Sri Lanka since independence, in its historical setting". Sri Lanka Guardian. 5 June 2010. Archived from the original on 26 October 2010. Retrieved 27 February 2025.

Legal offices
Preceded by V. C. Gunatilleke	Solicitor General of Sri Lanka 1982–1989	Succeeded by S. W. B Wadugodapitiya