Yasantha Kodagoda sworn in as Acting Chief Justice of Sri Lanka

Yasantha Kodagoda sworn in as Acting Chief Justice of Sri Lanka

December 8, 2025   04:51 pm

Justice Yasantha Kodagoda has been sworn in as the Acting Chief Justice of Sri Lanka.

Justice Yasantha Kodagoda was sworn in as the Acting Chief Justice before President Anura Kumara Dissanayake at the Presidential Secretariat.

The appointment has been made until Chief Justice Preethi Padman Surasena returns to the country from his overseas visit, the President’s Media Division stated.

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