N. Nadarajah
N. Nadarajah | |
|---|---|
| Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1897 |
| Alma mater | St. Patrick's College, Jaffna St. Joseph's College, Colombo Ceylon Law College |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Ethnicity | Ceylon Tamil |
Justice Namasivayam Nadarajah was a Ceylon Tamil lawyer and judge of the Supreme Court of Ceylon.
Early life and family[edit]
Nadarajah was born in 1897.[1] His father was Veerakathipillai Namasivayam, a surveyor.[1] His family were from Valanthalai near Karainagar in northern Ceylon.[1] He was educated at St. Patrick's College, Jaffna and St. Joseph's College, Colombo.[1] After school he joined Ceylon Law College, qualifying as an advocate.[1]
Nadarajah married Thangammah, daughter of Kanagasabai.[1]
Career[edit]
After qualifying Nadarajah practised law at the Colombo bar.[1][2] He was later appointed a judge of the Supreme Court of Ceylon.[1]
Nadarajah died in the 1950s.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Arumugam, S. (1997). Dictionary of Biography of the Tamils of Ceylon. p. 110.
- ^ "Former Chief Justice Sharvananda is dead". The Nation (Sri Lanka). 28 January 2007.
Categories:
- 1897 births
- Alumni of Ceylon Law College
- Alumni of Saint Joseph's College, Colombo
- Alumni of St. Patrick's College, Jaffna
- Ceylonese advocates
- Ceylonese Queen's Counsel
- People from Northern Province, Sri Lanka
- British Ceylon judges
- Puisne Justices of the Supreme Court of Ceylon
- 20th-century King's Counsel
- Sri Lankan Tamil people
- Sri Lankan judges
- Sri Lankan lawyers