N. Nadarajah Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Justice
N. Nadarajah
Honorific-Suffix:KC
Office1:Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon
Birth Date:1897
Alma Mater:St. Patrick's College, Jaffna
St. Joseph's College, Colombo
Ceylon Law College
Profession:Lawyer
Blank1:Ethnicity
Data1:Ceylon Tamil

Justice Namasivayam Nadarajah was a Ceylon Tamil lawyer and judge of the Supreme Court of Ceylon.

Early life and family

Nadarajah was born in 1897.[1] His father was Veerakathipillai Namasivayam, a surveyor.[1] His family were from Valanthalai near Karainagar in northern Ceylon.[1] He was educated at St. Patrick's College, Jaffna and St. Joseph's College, Colombo.[1] After school he joined Ceylon Law College, qualifying as an advocate.[1]

Nadarajah married Thangammah, daughter of Kanagasabai.[1]

Career

After qualifying Nadarajah practised law at the Colombo bar.[1] [2] He was later appointed a judge of the Supreme Court of Ceylon.[1]

Nadarajah died in the 1950s.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Arumugam, S.. Dictionary of Biography of the Tamils of Ceylon. 1997. 110.
  2. News: Former Chief Justice Sharvananda is dead. The Nation (Sri Lanka). 28 January 2007.