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Neethiya 20th edition:
Continue publishing for next 20 years - CJ
Sarath Malalasekera
How to purchase
Neethiya is available for sale at the office of
Neethiya Foundation (2862233), Office of the Bar Association of Sri
Lanka and at the Law College bookshop.
Chief Justice Asoka de Silva receiving the first copy of Neethiya,
20th edition, the only Law Journal to be published uninterrupted for the
last 20 years in Sinhala, told the Neethiya editorial staff led by
President’s Counsel Upali Gooneratne to continue the work for the next
20 years to assist the legal profession.
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Chief Justice Asoka de Silva receiving the first copy of the
20th edition of Neethiya from President’s Counsel Upali
Gooneratne while Neethiya editorial staff look on. Picture
by Susantha Wijegunasekera |
The ceremony was held at the Chief Justice’s Chambers yesterday
afternoon with the participation of President’s Counsel Upali Gooneratne,
Attorneys Mahesh Wagista, Aruni Kanchana Gooneratne, Damith Ranjeewa and
Charani Kariyawasam and law students Chameera Rodrigo and Rasika
Madhumali.
President’s Counsel Gooneratne told the Chief Justice that Neethiya
commenced in 1990 as a Newsletter and its inaugural issue was launched
by the then Chief Justice Parinda Ranasinghe.
It was thereafter up-graded to a fully-fledged Law Journal with its
10th anniversary issue in 2000. Due to the dearth of legal publications
in Sinhala, Neethiya has been in demand among the legal community,
including practitioners, academics, judges, law students and law
enforcement officers as well as others interested in the law, said
President’s Counsel Gooneratne.
The present volume too is enriched with articles on a variety of
topics on law written by specialists, well prepared notes on recent
Court decisions, legal news, tables of cases and other contents. Its
total expenses have been met solely by its Patron President’s Counsel
Upali Gooneratne. |
