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PRESIDENT st Mr.U.G.W.K.W. Jinadasa | District Judge - Kaduwela | [email protected] | 1 Issue - 2015 VICE PRESIDENT1 Mr.A.G.Aluthge | District Judge - Panadura | [email protected] VICE PRESIDENT2 Mr.P.P.R.E.H. Singappulige | Ad.District Judge - Colombo | [email protected] SECRETARY Mr.R.S.A.Dissanayake |District Judge - Puttalam | [email protected] ASSISTANT SECRETARY Mr.R.L.Godawela | Ad.District Judge - Panadura | [email protected] TREASURER 1 st Issue 2015 Mr.H.S.Ponnamperuma | Ad.District Judge - Kurunegala | [email protected] EDITOR Mr.J.A.Kahandagamage | District Judge - Horana | [email protected] ASSISTANT EDITOR Mr.D.M.A.Seneviratne | Ad.Magistrate - Nugegoda | [email protected] WEB MASTER Mr.N.D.B.Gunarathne | Magistrate - Kuliyapitiya | [email protected] COMMITTEE MEMBERS News Letter 01. Mr.T.D.Gunasekara D.J-.Kalutara 02. Mr.N.M.M.Abdulla Mag.-Batticaloa | [email protected] 03. Mr.H.S.Somaratne D.J.-Pugoda | hssomaratne @gmail.com 04. Mr.M.Ganesharajah D.J.-Mulativu | [email protected] 05. Mr.R.Weliwatta Mag.-Panadura | [email protected] 06. Mr.D.G.N.R.Premaratne Mag.Kurunegala | [email protected] 07. Mr.J.Trotsky Mag.-Bandarawela | trotskymarx1 @yahoo.com 08. Mr.K.A.T.K.jayatilake Mag.Gampaha | [email protected] 09. Mr.I.P.D.Liyanage D.J.-Hatton | [email protected] 10. Mr.R.A.D.U.N.Ranatunga D.J.Walasmulla | [email protected] 11. Mr.A.G.Alexrajah D.J.-Akkaraipattu | [email protected] 12. Mr.H.K.N.P.Alwis Mag.-Kegalle | [email protected] 13. Mrs.G.A.R.Atygalla Addi.Mag.-Colombo | [email protected] P. 01 From The Editor 14. Mr.A.M.I.S.Attanayake D.J.-Anuradhapura | [email protected] 15. Mr.A.D.C.S.Hewawasam Mag.Nuwaraeliya |[email protected] P. 02 Chief Justice of Sri Lanka 16. Miss.H.M.B.R.Wijeratne A.D.J.-Puttalam | [email protected] 17. Miss.K.D.N.V. Lankapura Mag.-Galle | [email protected] 18. Miss.K.G.D.Amarasinghe Juvenile-Mag. Battaramulla | [email protected] P. 04 Secretary’s Desk 19. Mr.A.S.Bodaragama Mag.-Elpitiya | [email protected] 20. Mr.H.S.U.Ramyakumara D.J.-Dambulla | [email protected] P. 06 21. Mr.S.G.C.Wickramanayaka Addi.Mag.-Kurunegala | chamarawickramanayaka @gmail.com Summery Procedure in Debt recovery; way for speedy justice 22. Mr.G.M.T.U.Suwandurugoda D.J.-Warakapola | [email protected] 23. Mr.I.N.N.Kumarage D.J.-Hambanthota | [email protected] 24. Mrs.K.A.G.Punchihewa A.D.J.-Matara | kusalanieagp @gmail.com 25. Mr.D.M.S.Karunarathna Addi.Mag.-Matara | dmskarunarathna @gmail.com 26. Mr.R.S.M.Mahendrarajah Addi.Mag.-Rathnapura | mewanlaw @gmail.com 27. Mr.D.C.K.Perera A.D.J.-Ampara | kayminda @hotmail.com EDITOR | Jagath Kahandagamage , ASSISTANT EDITOR | Anushka Senevirathna web: www.jsasl.org | e-mail: [email protected] 1 Mr. Jagath Kahandagamage (Editor), District Judge, Distric Court, Horana, Sri Lanka. | 1st Issue - 2015 From the Editor’s Desk.... Dear Colleagues, It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to the first issue of the JSA News Letter for the year 2015. I take this opportunity to express myself that it is an honour bestowed upon me to work with you this year as the Editor of the JSA News Letter. Like many past years, we will use the JSA News Letter as an important platform to sharpen our members’ analytical and creative writing skills as well enhancing their knowledge. Further we hope to introduce a forum to develop artistic skills of the members this year. As you all aware this year The JSA News Letter comes as a hard copy, obliging the decision taken at the last AGM. Being judges, we are engaged in a very important and difficult task in the implementation of justice and as there are various obstacles and challenges, it is my view that we must unitedly stands together to overcome those. Hence we do not believe the situation is hopeless. We have a wealth of members waiting in their wings to meet any challenge. Therefore I earnestly request all of you to contribute to improve the future issues. I take this opportunity to thank to all who contributed to publish this issue. Special words of thanks must go to Mr. Anushka Seneviratne (Co-Editor), Mr.Wasantha Jinadasa (Hon, President) and Mr. Ranga Dissanayake (Hon, Secretary) for their assistance and encouragements. This year too, the JSA shall rise and shine. It must, it will. I wish you good luck in 2015. Jagath Kahandagamage (Editor) District Judge - Horana On their promotions ............ Hon. H. P. G. N. Ranaweera, Hon. Sujatha Alahapperuma, Hon N.B.D.N.B. Balalla, Hon. K. P. Fernando, and Hon H. S. Hapuarachchi were elevated to High Courts on 16th of February 2015. After taking oath before the Hon. Chief Justice , they posed for this photograph. We the JSA congratulate our former Hon. Members for their grate achievement and wish every success in their new duties. 1 | 1st Issue - 2015 Chief Justice of Sri Lanka Hon. Justice Kanagasabapathy Sripavan Hon. Justice K. Sripavan was appointed as the Chief Justice of Sri Lanka on 30th January 2015. His Lordship was a Judge of the Supreme Court and had been appointed as the Acting Chief Justice on several occasions prior to the new appointment. Hon. Justice K. Sripavan was born on 29th February 1952 and was educated at Jaffna Hindu College between 1962 and 1972. Thereafter His Lordship joined Ceylon Law College in 1974 and passed out as an Attorney- at-Law in 1976. His lordship was called to the Bar on 23rd August 1977 and practiced at the unofficial Bar till 1978. Then His Lordship joined the Attorney General’s Department as an Acting State Counsel on 14th February 1978 and become a permanent State Counsel on 3rd March 1979. His Lordship was promoted as a Senior State Counsel in 1989 and was further promoted as a Deputy Solicitor General on 22nd February 1996. His lordship was the head of Court of Appeal Unit in the Attorney General’s Department and worked on the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court Cases, including Bills and Fundamental Rights applications. His Lordship was awarded a Diploma in Industrial Law from the University of Colombo in 1992 and Masters of Law Degree from the University of London in 1994. Hon. Justice K. Sripavan was first appointed as a Judge of the Court of Appeal on 29th May 2002 and become the President of the Court of Appeal in 2007. His Lordship was appointed to the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka in 2008 and was the senior most Judge of the Supreme Court. We the Judicial Service Association of Sri Lanka congratulate on His Lordship’s appointment as the Chief Justice and wish every success in his Lordship’s new office. 2 | 1st Issue - 2015 President’s Message I am pleased to pen this message to the first News Letter of the JSA for the year 2015 as the President of the Association. At the outset, I have non- negotiable obligation to thank the membership for me to have been appointed as the President. As you are very well aware, that our Association is guided by traditions of excellence and I hope to continue it as exemplified by our predecessors. Over the few months, we have engaged in unprecedented efforts to address each and every issue that are important to the members of the JSA. We must admit the fact that, due to the change of control of the Government and resulted change of persons concerned, we were unable to fulfill our initial obligation on time. Be that as it may, the executive committee of the JSA was able to identify the issues that are important to the membership, and the trends that they see affecting the future of the judicial profession. Using the information gathered, the executive committee has worked to develop a series of draft goals and objectives for the year 2015. As a result, we were able to meet His Lordship the Chief Justice and Honorable Commissioners of the JSC to take the blessings and started to negotiate with various stakeholders so required. I am certain that we are on the process of fulfilling our obligation to the membership. Please feel free to reach out to me or any member of the committee with thoughts, suggestions, and concerns and we can certainly address them or put you in touch with someone who can. Thank you! Wasantha Jinadasa President JSA 2015 JSA E- Links JSA Twitter Account JSA Web Site 3 | 1st Issue - 2015 Secretary’s Report The president and the ex-co of the JSA after assuming duties, launched an extensive programme for the benefit and wellbeing of its members. Initially more than welfare issues, we had to face with the arduous challenge of overcoming the problems and difficulties that the judicial officers were burdened with to which imminent solutions were required. Accordingly, our primary concern was to create a favourable atmosphere within which judges can function independently and free from influences. During the past four months ex-co strived its level best to achieve the said prospect and as a result we humbly admit that we failed to address memberswelfare issues as expected. We believe that all our membership should be aware of the difficulties that the association faced with during the past four month. Subsequent to the appointment of the new office bearers in December 2014, there was a change in the government on the 08th of January 2015.
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