S. W. B. Wadugodapitiya Explained

S. W. B. Wadugodapitiya
Office:Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka
Appointer:Ranasinghe Premadasa
Term Start:1991
Term End:2002
Order1:33rd
Office1:Solicitor General of Sri Lanka
Term Start1:1989
Term End1:1991
Predecessor1:K. M. M. B. Kulatunga
Successor1:Tilak Marapana

Justice S. W. B. Wadugodapitiya, PC is a Sri Lankan judge. He was a Judge of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka and had served as the Acting Chief Justice.[1] He was also the 33rd Solicitor General of Sri Lanka.

Wadugodapitiya was educated at Royal College Colombo, where his classmates included Justice P. Edussuriya and Upali Wijewardene.[2] He went on to gain an LL.B. and an LL.M.. Joining the Attorney General's Department as a State Counsel, he served in the department for 25 years becoming the Solicitor General. He was appointed on 1989, succeeding K. M. M. B. Kulatunga, and held the office until 1991. He was succeeded by Tilak Marapana.[3] During his career he served as Commissioner of the Mossad Commission, Commissioner of the Law Commission. In 1991 he was appointed as a Judge of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka. He was a member of the Judges Institute of Sri Lanka, and the Council of Legal Education of Sri Lanka. After his retirement from the judiciary in 2002, he was appointed as Chairmen of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry on Matters Relating to Maintenance of Law and Order.[4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. http://archives.dailynews.lk/2002/09/19/new22.html Justice Wadugodapitiya acting Chief Justice
  2. http://www.sundaytimes.lk/990228/plus8.html That magnificent class of '49
  3. Web site: History. Attorney General's Department. 15 April 2014.
  4. http://archives.dailynews.lk/2003/11/21/new15.html Law and Order Commission begins hearings
  5. http://archives.dailynews.lk/2002/12/20/new20.html Justice Wadugodapitiya retires