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President appoints three new High Court Judges
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake formally appointed three new High Court judges, including Perumal Sivakumar, Anandi Kanagaratnam, and Gnanesha Lalith Kannangara, at the Presidential Secretariat on September 23. All are Special Grade officers of the Judicial Service.
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Summary
Three new High Court Judges have been appointed by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. Accordingly, Mr Perumal Sivakumar, a Special Grade officer of the Judicial Service serving as District Judge of Jaffna; Ms Anandi Kanagaratnam, a Special Grade officer of the Judicial Service serving as Senior Assistant Secretary of the Judicial Service Commission; and Mr Gnanesa Lalith Kannangara, a Special Grade officer of the…
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