Parinda Ranasinghe
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Justice
Parinda Ranasinghe was a Sri Lanka
n, judge, who was the Chief Justice
of the Supreme Court of Ceylon
. He is also the President of the Asia Crime Prevention Foundation.
Educated at the prestigious Royal College Colombo
, Ranasinghe went on to study law at the Colombo Law College passing out as a lawyer. Thereafter he join the judicial service.
Justice
Justice is a concept of moral rightness based on ethics, rationality, law, natural law, religion, or equity, along with the punishment of the breach of said ethics; justice is the act of being just and/or fair.-Concept of justice:...
Parinda Ranasinghe was a Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
n, judge, who was the Chief Justice
Chief Justice of Sri Lanka
The Chief Justice of Sri Lanka is the highest post in the judicial system of Sri Lanka and heads the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka. The Chief Justice is appointed by the President, chosen from candidates recommended by the Constitutional Council...
of the Supreme Court of Ceylon
Supreme Court of Sri Lanka
The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka is the highest court of the nation of Sri Lanka. The Supreme Court is the highest and final judicial instance of record and is empowered to exercise its powers, subject to the provisions of the Constitution. The Court has ultimate appellate jurisdiction in...
. He is also the President of the Asia Crime Prevention Foundation.
Educated at the prestigious Royal College Colombo
Royal College Colombo
The Royal College of Colombo was founded in January 1835 in Colombo. It is considered to be the leading Public School in Sri Lanka...
, Ranasinghe went on to study law at the Colombo Law College passing out as a lawyer. Thereafter he join the judicial service.