Sri Lankan judge (1932–2006)
Pathmanathan Ramanathan (1 September 1932 – 7 December 2006) was a leading Sri Lankan Tamil lawyer and judge. Known as Rama, he was a High Court judge, Court of Appeal judge, provincial governor , university chancellor and a judge of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka .[ 1] [ 2]
Early life and family
Ramanathan was born on 1 September 1932.[ 1] broker and chairman of the Low-Country Products Association , and Srimani, grand daughter of Ponnambalam Ramanathan , a leading politician during British colonial rule.[ 1] [ 3] St. Joseph's College, Colombo and Montford High School in southern India .[ 1] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5] St David's College , University of Wales and Gray's Inn .[ 1] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5] London House , a hall of residence for Commonwealth students.[ 1] Sinha Basnayake , Desmond Fernando, Dr. Tony Gabriel, Palitha Kirthisinghe, Ajit Jayaratne, Dr. Lal Jayawardena , Dr. Mano Muttucumaru and Dr. Gihan Tennekoon.[ 1]
Ramanathan married Mano, daughter of Suppiah Saravanamuttu, a lawyer from Colombo.[ 6]
Career
Ramanathan worked for the British Inland Revenue for a while before returning to Ceylon.[ 3] advocate of the Supreme Court and practised law .[ 1] [ 5] Attorney-General's Department in the late 1970s as a crown counsel.[ 1] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5] Matara , Anuradhapura , Kurunegala and Colombo .[ 1] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5] [ 1] [ 3] [ 5] [ 3] [ 5] [ 1] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5]
Ramanathan was elected Master of the Bench by Gray's Inn .[ 3] Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague .[ 3] [ 4] Deshamanya title, the second highest civilian honour in Sri Lanka, by President Chandrika Kumaratunga .[ 3] [ 4]
Later life
After retiring from the Supreme Court Ramanathan was appointed the 4th governor of the Western Province in 2000.[ 1] [ 3] [ 5] chancellor of the new Uva Wellassa University in July 2005.[ 7] [ 1] [ 3]
Ramanathan was a member of the kennel club and regularly displayed his dogs at shows.[ 8] dachshunds won the "Champion of Champions" title at a dog show in Kandy in the 1990s. He was also a Rotarian and a Freemason .[ 1]
Ramanathan died on 7 December 2006.[ 1] [ 9] [ 10]
References
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Sanmuganathan, Muttusamy (1 September 2009). "Remembering Justice Ramanathan: A Man for All Seasons" . The Island, Sri Lanka . ^ G. L. Peiris (4 December 2008). "An exceptional, rare person in the cynical times" . Daily News (Sri Lanka) the original on 7 December 2008. Retrieved 2 January 2012 .^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Maniccavasagar, Kalabhooshanam Chelvatamby (15 January 2007). "Deshamanya Justice Ramanathan - a colossus, multi-dimensional and multi-faceted personality" . Daily News (Sri Lanka) the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2012 . ^ a b c d e f g Amarasingham, Kumudu (27 November 2005). "Justice Ramanathan: A fairer view of life" . The Sunday Leader ^ a b c d e f g h i Malalasekera, Sarath (13 September 2010). "Legal luminaries who lit up the Bar" . Daily News (Sri Lanka) the original on 19 February 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2012 . ^ Goonesekere, R. K. W. (31 August 2011). "1st September Birthday Tribute Justice P. Ramanathan" . The Island, Sri Lanka . ^ Edirisinghe, Dasun (30 July 2005). "Sarath Amunugama appointed Vice Chancellor" . The Island, Sri Lanka . ^ Cooray, Methsiri (10 December 2006). "Justice P. Ramanathan" . Sunday Observer, Sri Lanka . Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 2 January 2012 . ^ de Silva, G. P. S. (7 December 2008). "Justice P. Ramanathan" . The Island, Sri Lanka . ^ "Death of Deshamanya Justice P. Ramanathan" . Daily News (Sri Lanka) the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2012 .
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