He was appointed to the Senate of Ceylon and made Minister of Justice by Prime Minister S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike in 1956. He introduced conciliation boards through the Conciliation Broads Act and attempted to regulate fees charged by proctors and advocates,but was met by stiff resistance from the legal practitioners which included threats of trade union action.[5] He served until June 1959 when he resigned from the Cabinet,two days after a Cabinet reshuffle in which he retained the seat.[6]
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