Justice Imam appointed to Supreme Court

Sarath Malalasekera

Senior Court of Appeal Judge Justice S. I. Imam has been appointed as a Judge of the Supreme Court with effect from January 9.

Justice Imam commenced his Judicial career as a Magistrate in 1980 and was promoted as a District Judge and High Court Judge. In December 2003 Justice Imam was appointed as a Judge of the Court of Appeal and functioned for five years as a Judge of the Court of Appeal, before being appointed as a Supreme Court Judge.

Justice Imam was called to the Bar on February 21, 1974 after which he practised, in his home town, as a Counsel in the Kandy Bar. Justice Imam as a High Court Judge presided over the sensational Inoka Sewwandi Trial-at-Bar along with two other High Court Judges and the accused Prabath was sentenced to death for the murder of Inoka Sewwandi, which was affirmed by the Supreme Court.

Justice Imam holds a LL.M (Master of Laws) Degree from the Colombo University, having submitted a thesis on "Nationalisation and Expropriation in Sri Lanka."

Justice Imam is an old boy of Trinity College, Kandy.