Hema Henry Basnayake
Hema Henry Basnayake J. M. Fonseka | |
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| Succeeded by | M. F. S. Pulle |
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| Born | 3 August 1902 |
| Died | Unknown |
Hema Henry Basnayake,
Chellappah Nagalingam
and was Chief Justice until 1964.
Legal career
Basnayake was admitted as an
Supreme Court of Ceylon. On 11 October 1951, he was appointed Attorney General and held the position until 31 December 1955.[2] He prosecuted journalist Herbert Hulugalle on charge of contempt of court and secured a conviction resulting in a two day jail sentence for Hulugalle. Hulugalle was defended by J. R. Jayewardene.[3]
On 1 January 1956, he was appointed
Chief Justice of Ceylon, succeeding Sir Alan Rose and held the position until his retirement on 31 July 1964.[4] He was succeeded by Miliani Sansoni.[5]
He succeeded
Peter de Abrew as a trustee of Musaeus College in 1940 and served as Chairman of the Board of Trustees. Sinha Basnayake
is his son.
References
- ^ "Eminent Judges of Sri Lanka: H.H. Basnayake, QC.CJ". Dailynews.lk. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
- ^ The Ceylon Civil List 1954. Ceylon: The Government Press.
- ^ "A Patriarch of the Press". Island. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
- ^ "Eminent Judges of Sri Lanka: H.H. Basnayake, QC.CJ". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
- ^ "Overview". Judicial Service Commission Secretariat. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
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