| Honorific-Prefix: | The Honourable Justice |
| Siva Selliah | |
| Office: | Justice of the Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka |
| Birth Date: | 1924 |
| Birth Place: | Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Death Date: | 1997 |
| Death Place: | Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Nationality: | Sri Lankan |
| Spouse: | Bavani Selliah |
| Children: | Dr. Sivakumar Selliah, Selvalakshmi, Sivakami |
| Residence: | Rosmead Place, Cinnamon Gardens, Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Alma Mater: | Colombo Law College, Royal College Colombo |
Justice Siva Selliah (1924–1997) was a Sri Lankan judge. He was a former justice of the Court of Appeal, judge of the High Court and a magistrate.[1] He was also a member of the Governing Council of the University of Colombo.
He was born Sivanathan Selliah in 1924 to Nallithamby Selliah, a stockbroker in Colombo. He was educated at the Royal College, Colombo, and entered the University of Ceylon where he obtained a degree in Classics. Thereafter he chose the field of law, studying at the Colombo Law College.[2]
After taking oaths as a lawyer, he joined the judiciary as a magistrate. Later, he became a High Court judge, and then a justice of the Court of Appeals until his retirement in 1987. After his retirement he became a member of the Governing Council of the University of Colombo and member of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption.[3]
Married to Bavani Selliah, his son is Dr. Sivakumar Selliah and daughters Selvalakshmi and Sivakami. Their family hails from Manipay.