V Manicavasagar

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Hon Justice V. Manicavasagar was a Judge of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka and Chancellor of the University of Jaffna.

Born on the 17 December to Mr. & Mrs. Vaithalingam, he was educated at the Royal College, Colombo after wards at the Colombo Law College. Joining the judicial service he went on to become a Justices of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka. A very prominent man in society, he was the Chairmen of the Commercial Bank of Ceylon, and received the Sri lankan National Award from President Junius Richard Jayewardene. He also served as the first Chancellor of the University of Jaffna.