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in July 2005. He was also chairman of the Human Rights
Commission of Sri Lanka and trustee of several religious organisations including Sri Ponnambalam Vaneswarar Kovil in Colombo.
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Ramanathan was a member of the kennel club and regularly displayed his dogs at shows. One of his
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in the late 1970s as a crown counsel. He was appointed to the High Court in 1978 and served in
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Ramanathan was born on 1 September 1932. He was the son of
Sangarapillai Pathmanathan, a
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257:. He was a keen sportsman. After school Ramanathan went to the UK and studied at the
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Ramanathan married Mano, daughter of
Suppiah Saravanamuttu, a lawyer from Colombo.
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lawyer and judge. Known as Rama, he was a High Court judge, Court of Appeal judge,
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After retiring from the
Supreme Court Ramanathan was appointed the 4th
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Maniccavasagar, Kalabhooshanam
Chelvatamby (15 January 2007).
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title, the second highest civilian honour in Sri Lanka, by
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Sri Lankan judges of international courts and tribunals
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won the "Champion of
Champions" title at a dog show in
656:"1st September Birthday Tribute Justice P. Ramanathan"
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for a while before returning to Ceylon. He became an
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students. There he formed lifelong friendships with
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1001:Puisne Justices of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka
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289:, Dr. Mano Muttucumaru and Dr. Gihan Tennekoon.
45:Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka
996:Presidents of the Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka
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986:Members of the Permanent Court of Arbitration
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455:Sanmuganathan, Muttusamy (1 September 2009).
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971:Governors of Western Province, Sri Lanka
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654:Goonesekere, R. K. W. (31 August 2011).
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704:from the original on 30 September 2007
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623:"Legal luminaries who lit up the Bar"
253:and Montford High School in southern
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251:St. Joseph's College, Colombo
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788:Governor of Western Province
397:in the 1990s. He was also a
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335:Ramanathan was elected
205:Pathmanathan Ramanathan
104:Uva Wellassa University
748:Daily News (Sri Lanka)
628:Daily News (Sri Lanka)
544:Daily News (Sri Lanka)
484:Daily News (Sri Lanka)
247:Ponnambalam Ramanathan
981:Members of Gray's Inn
729:The Island, Sri Lanka
679:The Island, Sri Lanka
660:The Island, Sri Lanka
461:The Island, Sri Lanka
360:Chandrika Kumaratunga
227:Early life and family
217:university chancellor
241:and chairman of the
991:People from Colombo
961:Ceylonese advocates
635:on 19 February 2013
551:on 18 February 2013
477:(4 December 2008).
337:Master of the Bench
263:University of Wales
219:and a judge of the
213:provincial governor
1026:Sri Lankan lawyers
773:Political offices
491:on 7 December 2008
259:St David's College
185:St David's College
1021:Sri Lankan judges
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946:2006 deaths
941:1932 births
887:Nanayakkara
862:Swaminathan
857:Sharvananda
382:of the new
75:Preceded by
966:Deshamanya
935:Categories
902:Arambepola
882:Logeswaran
872:Ramanathan
867:Vignarajah
792:2000–2002
412:References
391:dachshunds
380:chancellor
366:Later life
353:Deshamanya
341:Gray's Inn
326:Kurunegala
267:Gray's Inn
231:See also:
191:Profession
174:Alma mater
136:1932-09-01
100:Chancellor
849:Governors
837:Governors
759:2 January
708:2 January
639:2 January
555:2 January
495:2 January
403:Freemason
357:President
349:The Hague
157:Spouse(s)
112:In office
65:In office
897:Muzammil
702:Archived
399:Rotarian
372:governor
306:advocate
53:Governor
877:Moulana
839:of the
374:of the
330:Colombo
922:Acting
892:Salley
401:and a
318:Matara
296:Career
239:broker
194:Lawyer
395:Kandy
255:India
761:2012
710:2012
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328:and
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273:, a
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