Attorney General of Sri Lanka
The Attorney General of Sri Lanka is the Sri Lankan government's chief legal adviser, and its primary lawyer in the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka. The Attorney General is usually a highly respected Senior Advocate, and is appointed by the ruling government. The current Attorney General is Sanjay Rajaratnam. The president does not have any power to make orders, mandatory or otherwise, to the attorney general. He heads the Attorney General's Department which is the public prosecutor.
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1815 in Sri Lanka1892 New Year Honours1921 New Year Honours1950 New Year Honours1962 Ceylonese coup d'état attempt1966 alleged Ceylonese coup d'état attempt2013 in Sri Lanka2015 Sri Lankan presidential election2015 alleged Sri Lankan coup d'état attempt2019 in Sri LankaA. W. H. AbeyesundereAbdul Caffoor Mohamad AmeerAdvocate Fiscal of CeylonAlexander Johnston (1775–1849)Alfred LascellesAmbrose Hardinge GiffardAnton BertramApril 8Arthur William BullerAttorney-General of Sri LankaAttorney General's Department (Sri Lanka)Attorney General of CeylonAttorney generalAttorney general of sri lankaBlake executive council of CeylonBruce BurnsideC. NagalingamC. R. De SilvaCabinet of Sri LankaCampbell executive council of CeylonChalmers executive council of CeylonCharles LayardCharles Matthew FernandoChief Justice of Sri LankaChief Justice of the Supreme Court of Hong KongChief Secretary of CeylonChristopher TempleClifford executive council of CeylonColonial Secretary of Ceylon
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Abdul Caffoor Mohamad AmeerAlexander Johnston (1775–1849)Alfred LascellesAmbrose Hardinge GiffardAnton BertramArthur William BullerBruce BurnsideC. NagalingamC. R. De SilvaCharles LayardDappula de LiveraDouglas St. Clive Budd JanszeEdward St John JacksonEva WanasunderaHema Henry BasnayakeHenry Byerley ThomsonHenry Collingwood SelbyHenry GollanHenry Matthews (judge)James DunkinJayantha JayasuriyaJohn Curtois HowardJohn Stark (judge)John William Ronald IllangakoonK. C. KamalasabaysonLancelot ElphinstoneManikku Wadumestri Hendrick de SilvaMohan PeirisNoel GratiaenPalitha FernandoPandikoralalage Sunil Chandra De SilvaRichard CayleyRichard Morgan (Ceylonese judge)Samuel GrenierSanjay RajaratnamSarath N. SilvaShibly AzizShiva PasupatiTilak MarapanaVictor Tennekoon
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Attorney General of Sri Lanka
The Attorney General of Sri Lanka is the Sri Lankan government's chief legal adviser, and its primary lawyer in the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka. The Attorney General is usually a highly respected Senior Advocate, and is appointed by the ruling government. The current Attorney General is Sanjay Rajaratnam. The president does not have any power to make orders, mandatory or otherwise, to the attorney general. He heads the Attorney General's Department which is the public prosecutor.
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The Attorney General of Sri La ...... Additional Solicitors General.
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The President
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with Constitutional Council advice and consent
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Sri Lanka
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as Advocate Fiscal of Ceylon
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1801-02-19
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2021-05-26
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The President
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Attorney General
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The Attorney General of Sri La ...... hich is the public prosecutor.
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Attorney General of Sri Lanka
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