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Kandiah Neelakandan (Tamil: கந்தையா நீலகண்டன்; 16 April 1947 – 18 February 2018) was a Sri Lankan Tamil lawyer and the lead partner in Neelakandan & Neelakandan (previously Murugesu and Neelakandan).[1][2] He died on 18 February 2018 when he was 70 years old.[3]
Kandiah Neelakandan | |
|---|---|
கந்தையா நீலகண்டன் | |
| Born | 16 April 1947 |
| Died | 18 February 2018 (aged 70) |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Education | Udupiddy American Mission College, Jaffna Hindu College |
| Alma mater | Sri Lanka Law College |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Spouse | Sasithevi |
Early life and family
editNeelakandan was educated at Udupiddy American Mission College and Jaffna Hindu College.[4] After school he joined Sri Lanka Law College, graduating in 1969.
Neelakandan was married to Sasithevi, daughter of V. Murugesu, his partner.[5]
Career
editNeelakandan was called to the bar as an attorney-at-law of the Supreme Court in 1970.[6] He joined Murugesu and Kularatne in January 1970 as a Professional Assistant.[5] He became a partner of the firm, which was renamed Murugesu and Neelakandan, in 1973. He was chief editor of the Bar Association Law Journal for many years.[7] He was Group Deputy Chairman of George Steuart and Co, Sri Lanka's oldest company, from 2008 to 2012.[1][8][9] He had previously been secretary of the company.[1]
Neelakandan was a member of the Company Law Advisory Commission, the Law Commission of Sri Lanka and the Council of Legal Education.[1] He has written several books on Sri Lankan company law.[1] He was general-secretary of the All Ceylon Hindu Congress before becoming its president.[10][11][12][13] He was president of the Sri Lanka-India Society.[14]
Death
editKandiah Neelakandan died on 18 February 2018 afternoon at the age of 70 in Colombo due to illness.[15][16]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Neelakandan quits George Steuarts board". Daily FT. 16 February 2012.
- ^ "Partners". Neelakandan & Neelakandan.
- ^ "Neelakantan - Man who did yeoman service to Hinduism no more with us | Asian Tribune". www.asiantribune.com. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
- ^ Neelakandan, Kandiah (13 October 2002). "150 years of Uduppidy A.M. College". The Island (Sri Lanka).
- ^ a b "Tribute: V Murugesu". Daily News (Sri Lanka). 26 April 2010.
- ^ "Sri Lanka". International Financial Law Review. 30 September 2004.
- ^ Kodagoda, Yasantha (10 August 2011). "Book Review: Significant law journal". Daily News (Sri Lanka).
- ^ "Management changes at George Steuart". Business Today.
- ^ "On George Steuarts issues". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 15 February 2009.
- ^ "Religious leaders appeal for free and fair poll". Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka). 16 October 2005. Archived from the original on 4 January 2006. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
- ^ "Hindu priests will get up". The Sunday Leader. 14 September 2008.
- ^ "All Ceylon Hindu Congress Details of Office Bearers - 2015". All Ceylon Hindu Congress. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-29.
- ^ "Sir Pon. Arunachalam remembered". Om Lanka.
- ^ "Message from the President SLIS". Sri Lanka-India Society.
- ^ j, Vithushan. (2018-02-18). "தமிழிற்காகவும் தமிழருக்கவும் சேவையாற்றிய கந்தையா நீலகண்டன் மரணம்". Tamilnews.com. Archived from the original on 19 February 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
- ^ "Senior Attorney-at-Law Mr. Kandiah Neelakandan passes away - I Lanka News". www.ilankanews.com. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
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