Sathya Hettige

Sathya Hettige PC

Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka
Incumbent
Assumed office 10 July 2011
Personal details
Alma mater	University of Colombo

Sathya Hettige PC is a Sri Lankan judge and lawyer. He is a sitting judge of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka and is also a non-resident Justice of Appeal of the Supreme Court of Fiji.^[1] Prior to his appointment as Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka he was serving as president of Court of appeal.^[2]

Hettige secured his LLB Degree from the University of Colombo. He qualified as an Attorney-at-Law in 1976 joining the Attorney General's department in 1978. Hettige served as Principal Law Officer in the Director of Public Prosecutions, Fiji Islands and was enrolled as a Barrister and Solicitor in the Supreme Court of Fiji on 19 March 1993.^[3]

He is related to the Rajapaksa family.^[4]

References

↑ "Justices of Appeal of the Supreme Court". Judiciary Fiji. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
↑ "Sri Lanka named two new Supreme Court judges". Asian Tribune. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
↑ Malalasekera, Sarath. "Judge's role pivotal in administering justice". Dailynews.lk. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
↑ "Crisis in filling vacancies in the Supreme Court!". Retrieved 8 August 2014.

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The de facto Peiris court (2013–2015)

2013–2013	Tilakawardane Amaratunga Marsoof Sripavan Ratnayake Ekanayake Imam Chandra

2013–2014	Tilakawardane Amaratunga Marsoof Sripavan Ekanayake Hettige Dep Wansundera Marasinghe

2014–2014	Marsoof Sripavan Ekanayake Dep Wansundera Marasinghe Aluwihare De Abrew De Abrew Jayawardena

2014–2015	Sripavan Ekanayake Dep Wansundera Marasinghe Aluwihare De Abrew De Abrew Jayawardena Abeyratne

The Bandaranayake court (2011–2013, 2015)

2011–2011	Tilakawardane Amaratunga Marsoof Sripavan Ratnayake Ekanayake Imam Chandra

2011–2013	Tilakawardane Amaratunga Marsoof Sripavan Ratnayake Ekanayake Imam Chandra Hettige Dep

2015	Sripavan Ekanayake Dep Wansundera Marasinghe Aluwihare De Abrew De Abrew Jayawardena

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