FINANCIAL CHRONICLE – The President of Sri Lanka, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, has announced the appointment of three new High Court Judges, according to a statement from his media division.
The newly appointed judges include Perumal Sivakumar, who previously served as the District Judge of Jaffna and holds the position of Special Grade officer in the Judicial Service; Anandi Kanagaratnam, also a Special Grade officer currently serving as the Senior Assistant Secretary of the Judicial Service Commission; and Gnanesa Lalith Kannangara, who has been the District Judge of Colombo while holding a Special Grade officer position in the Judicial Service.
This morning, on the 23rd, Dissanayake officially presented the appointment letters to the new judges at the President’s Office.
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In addition, the President has recommended that High Court Judges Navaratne Marasinghe and Manjula Thilakaratne be appointed as Judges of the Court of Appeal. This recommendation has been sent to the Constitutional Council for further consideration, as stated by the President’s Media Division. (Colombo/Sep23/2026)
