President Maithripala Sirisena appointed 25 Senior Lawyers as President’s Counsels (PC), the highest honour for those who practice law in the country.
The President appointed Senior Lawyers according to the power vested in him under the clause 33(2)(e) of the Constitution as President’s Counsels.
The appointed members are as follows
Daya Pelpola,
Ariya B.Rekawa,
Anura Bandara Meddegoda,
Nissanka Nanayakkara,
Neville Abeyratne,
W.K. Anuja Kaushika Premarathna,
A.L.M. Hidayatullah,
Samantha Rathwatte,
Wijerathna Dharmasena,
Upali Senarathna,
Padma Bandara,
S.K. Malik Peiris,
Karunarathna Herath,
Mahendra Suwadarathna,
A.P.C.M. Jayasekara,
Mohan Weerakoon,
P.R.S.P. Samaranayaka,
Upul Jayasuriya,
Ananda Wickramasekara,
J.C Weliamuna,
M.A. Sumanthiran,
Vijaya Niranjan Perera,
Karunadevage Wimaladasa,
Mohammad Nisam Kariyappar and Vivekanandan Puvitharan.
The final rites of veteran broadcaster, writer, and lyricist Nirmala de Alwis will be held today at Peradeniya.
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