Politics · Sri Lanka Bureau
President appoints three judges to High Court bench
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has appointed three judicial officers to the High Court following recommendations from the Judicial Service Commission. The appointments were formally presented on September 23rd.
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The three appointees—Perumal Sivakumar, Ananthi Kanagaratnam and Gnanesha Lalith Kannangara—received their letters of appointment from the President in a ceremony held on Wednesday. The appointments follow the established procedural framework whereby the Judicial Service Commission identifies suitable candidates for elevation to the bench. Kanagaratnam and Kannangara join Sivakumar in taking up their positions as High Court Judges, expanding the strength of Sri Lanka's superior judiciary. The appointments are expected to strengthen the court's capacity to handle the significant caseload before it. No further details regarding the judges' professional backgrounds or areas of specialisation were immediately available.