Kandiah Neelakandan

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(1947-04-16)16 April 1947
Died18 February 2018(2018-02-18) (aged 70)
Colombo, Sri Lanka
NationalitySri Lankan
EducationUdupiddy American Mission College, Jaffna Hindu College
Alma materSri Lanka Law College
OccupationLawyer
SpouseSasithevi

Early life and family

Neelakandan 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

Neelakandan 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

Kandiah Neelakandan died on 18 February 2018 afternoon at the age of 70 in Colombo due to illness.[15][16]

References
  1. "Neelakandan quits George Steuarts board". Daily FT. 16 February 2012.
  2. "Partners". Neelakandan & Neelakandan.
  3. "Neelakantan - Man who did yeoman service to Hinduism no more with us | Asian Tribune". www.asiantribune.com. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
  4. Neelakandan, Kandiah (13 October 2002). "150 years of Uduppidy A.M. College". The Island (Sri Lanka).
  5. "Tribute: V Murugesu". Daily News (Sri Lanka). 26 April 2010.
  6. "Sri Lanka". International Financial Law Review. 30 September 2004.
  7. Kodagoda, Yasantha (10 August 2011). "Book Review: Significant law journal". Daily News (Sri Lanka).
  8. "Management changes at George Steuart". Business Today.
  9. "On George Steuarts issues". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 15 February 2009.
  10. "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.
  11. "Hindu priests will get up". The Sunday Leader. 14 September 2008.
  12. "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.
  13. "Sir Pon. Arunachalam remembered". Om Lanka.
  14. "Message from the President SLIS". Sri Lanka-India Society.
  15. 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.
  16. "Senior Attorney-at-Law Mr. Kandiah Neelakandan passes away - I Lanka News". www.ilankanews.com. Retrieved 18 February 2018.


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