Shirani Bandaranayake information

Shirani Bandaranayake
Shirani Bandaranayake
43rd Chief Justice of Sri Lanka
	In office; 28 January 2015 – 29 January 2015
Appointed by	Maithripala Sirisena
Preceded by	Mohan Peiris (De facto)
Succeeded by	K. Sripavan
	In office; 18 May 2011 – 13 January 2013
Appointed by	Mahinda Rajapaksa
Preceded by	Asoka de Silva
Succeeded by	Mohan Peiris (De facto)
Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka
	In office; 30 October 1996 – 18 May 2011
Appointed by	Chandrika Kumaratunga
Personal details
Born	Upatissa Atapattu Bandaranayake Wasala Mudiyanse Ralahamilage Shirani Anshumala Bandaranayake; April 1958 (age 66); Kurunegala, North Western Province, Dominion of Ceylon; (Now Sri Lanka)
Spouse	Pradeep Kariyawasam
Children	Shaveen Bandaranayake Kariyawasam
Alma mater	Anuradhapura Central College; University of Colombo; School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London
Profession	Academic, Lawyer

Upatissa Atapattu Bandaranayake Wasala Mudiyanse Ralahamilage Shirani Anshumala Bandaranayake (born April 1958), known as Shirani Bandaranayake (Sinhala: ශිරාණි බණ්ඩාරනායක), served as the 43rd^[1] Chief Justice of Sri Lanka.^[2] Although a qualified lawyer, she has never practiced law. After university Bandaranayake entered academia, holding a number of senior positions at the University of Colombo, including associate professor of law and the dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Colombo. She was first appointed to the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka in 1996, becoming Sri Lanka's first female Supreme Court Judge.^[3] Bandaranayake was appointed chief justice in May 2011 following the mandatory retirement of Asoka de Silva. Bandaranayake was controversially impeached by Parliament and then removed from office by President Mahinda Rajapaksa in January 2013.^[4]^[5] and on 28 January 2015 the government of Sri Lanka, had removed all obstacles for Bandaranayake to hold her position as the 43rd Chief Justice by the President Maithripala Sirisena, on the ground that her 2013 impeachment was unlawful and as such the appointment of Mohan Peiris, her successor, was void Ab initio. This paved the way for Bandaranayake to resume duties on 28 January 2015.^[6] She retired from the position on 29 January 2015, one day after her reappointment, claiming support for a free and fair Judiciary in Sri Lanka.

^ Judicial Service Association of Sri Lanka Retrieved 18 June 2011.
^ "Overview". Judicial Service Commission Secretariat. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
^ "Sri Lanka's first female Chief Justice to take oaths on Tuesday". Colombo Page. 15 May 2011. Archived from the original on 19 May 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
^ Magnier, Mark (13 January 2013). "Sri Lankan president dismisses nation's first female chief justice". Los Angeles Times.
^ "Sri Lankan president ratifies chief justice's dismissal in impeachment standoff with judiciary". The Washington Post/Associated Press. 13 January 2013.^{[dead link]}
^ "Shirani is back as CJ, Mohan out | Colombo Gazette". Archived from the original on 26 February 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2015.

[1] Judicial Service Association of Sri Lanka Retrieved 18 June 2011.

[JSCS-2] "Overview". Judicial Service Commission Secretariat. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2013.

[cp-oathstuesday-3] "Sri Lanka's first female Chief Justice to take oaths on Tuesday". Colombo Page. 15 May 2011. Archived from the original on 19 May 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2011.

[4] Magnier, Mark (13 January 2013). "Sri Lankan president dismisses nation's first female chief justice". Los Angeles Times.

[5] "Sri Lankan president ratifies chief justice's dismissal in impeachment standoff with judiciary". The Washington Post/Associated Press. 13 January 2013.^{[dead link]}

[colombogazette.com-6] "Shirani is back as CJ, Mohan out | Colombo Gazette". Archived from the original on 26 February 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2015.

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43rd Chief Justice of Sri Lanka
In office 28 January 2015 – 29 January 2015
Appointed by	Maithripala Sirisena
Preceded by	Mohan Peiris (De facto)
Succeeded by	K. Sripavan
In office 18 May 2011 – 13 January 2013
Appointed by	Mahinda Rajapaksa
Preceded by	Asoka de Silva
Succeeded by	Mohan Peiris (De facto)
Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka
In office 30 October 1996 – 18 May 2011
Appointed by	Chandrika Kumaratunga

Personal details
Born	Upatissa Atapattu Bandaranayake Wasala Mudiyanse Ralahamilage Shirani Anshumala Bandaranayake April 1958 (age 66) Kurunegala, North Western Province, Dominion of Ceylon (Now Sri Lanka)
Spouse	Pradeep Kariyawasam
Children	Shaveen Bandaranayake Kariyawasam
Alma mater	Anuradhapura Central College University of Colombo School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London
Profession	Academic, Lawyer