Bandula Karunarathna
Bandula Karunarathna | |
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| 51st President of the Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka | |
| In office 6 February 2023 – 16 June 2025 | |
| Appointed by | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
| Preceded by | Priyantha Fernando |
| Succeeded by | Rohantha Abeysooriya |
| Judge of the Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka | |
| In office 6 March 2019 – 6 February 2023 | |
| Appointed by | Maithripala Sirisena |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Nissanka Bandula Karunarathna 16 June 1962 |
| Education | |
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Nissanka Bandula Karunarathna (born 16 June 1962) is a Sri Lankan lawyer who served as the 51st president of the Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka from 6 February 2023 to 16 June 2025. He was appointed by President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
He had previously served as a judge of the Court of Appeal.
Karunarathna commenced pre-retirement leave on 2 February 2025, with M. T. Mohammed Laffar appointed as acting president. He concluded his tenure on 16 June 2025 upon reaching the mandatory retirement age of 63 and was succeeded as the 52nd president by Rohantha Abeysooriya.