Kankani Tantri Chitrasiri new ombudsman

February 19, 2019 AOA News Letter

SRI LANKA

OFFICE OF THE PARLIAMENTARY COMMISSION FOR ADMINISTRATION

His Excellency the President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka has appointed Mr. Justice Kankani Tantri Chitrasiri as the Ombudsman (Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration) of Sri Lanka in place of Mr.L.A.T. Ekanayake who retired on 23rd of January 2019.

he has been a judge in different capacities for over 38 years and retired as the Acting Chief Justice on 13th April 1953 reaching 65 years of age which is the retiring age for the Supreme Court Judges in terms of the Constitution.

Mention below is a brief career achievements that he had gained:

Career Summary

Judge of the Supreme Court, Sri Lanka 2015-2018 April
Judge of the Court of Appeal, Sri Lanka 2009-2015
Judge of the High Court 2001-2008
District Judge 1988-2001
Magistrate 1980-1988
Visiting Judge of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Fiji 2016- to date
Visiting Justice of Appeal, Court of Appeal, Republic of Fiji 2009-2011
Registrar of Companies, Sri Lanka 1996-1997
Director, Human Rights Commission, Sri Lanka 1991-1993
Asst. Legal Draftsman, Legal Draftsman Department 1979-1980
Secretary/Legal officer, State Graphite Corporation 1978-1979
Legal Practitioner 1977-1978
Visiting Lecturer, Faculty of Law, University of Sri Lanka 1975-1977

Education

-Followed Post Graduate studies (Majoring Intellectual Property Subjects)

Queen Mary College, University of London 2001/2002

-Attorney’s-at-Law (Final Examination)

Sri Lanka Law College 1975-1976

-Bachelor of Laws Degree [LL. B]

Faculty of Law, University of Sri Lanka 1971-1975

Publications & Other Positions Held

Visiting Scholar at the Law School, University of Deakin in Melbourne, Australia

– Delivered a guest lecture on “International Abduction of Children under the Hague Conference”.

Designated as a Member of the International Hague Network of Judges [IHNJ] by the “Hague Conference on Private International Law” to represent Sri Lanka.

-Presented a paper on “Towards the Well-Being of the Child through The Hague Child Abductions and Protection of Children Conventions” at a conference held in Macau SAR, China.

Published the book titled “Decisions on Intellectual Property Issues of the Commercial High Court of Sri Lanka”.
Functioned as the Chairman to the Presidential Commission of Inquiry that was established to investigate and inquire into the Issuance of Treasury Bonds during the period 01.02.2015 to 31.03.2016 by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka. This appointment was made by His Excellency, the President of Sri Lanka. The report submitted by the Commission can be reached by browsing through the President’s media web-site.

Having said that he wish to extend his fullest support in all your en-devours to protect the rights of the people. He hope you will inform him the details and other necessary information of the organisation including the events your organisation intend to hold in the future.