K. M. M. B. Kulatunga

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Appointed byJ. R. Jayewardene
BornKulatunga Mudiyanselage Mutu Banda Kulatunga
Died(2010-06-03)3 June 2010
K. M. M. B. Kulatunga
Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka
Appointed byRanasinghe Premadasa
32nd Solicitor General of Sri Lanka
In office
1982 (1982)  1989 (1989)
Appointed byJ. R. Jayewardene
Personal details
BornKulatunga Mudiyanselage Mutu Banda Kulatunga
Died(2010-06-03)3 June 2010
Children3, including Gihan Kulatunga
Education

Kulatunga Mudiyanselage Mutu Banda Kulatunga (died 3 June 2010)[1] was a Sri Lankan lawyer who served as a puisne justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka. He was appointed by President Ranasinghe Premadasa in 1989.[2][3]

Kulatunga is a graduate of Sri Lanka Law College and the University of Cambridge.[1]

Career

Before his elevation to the judiciary, he served as the 32nd Solicitor General of Sri Lanka, having been appointed by President J. R. Jayewardene in 1982. He succeeded V. C. Gunatilleke and held the position until 1989, after which he was succeeded by S. W. B. Wadugodapitiya.[4]

Personal life and death

One of Kulatunga's sons, Gihan Kulatunga, serves as a puisne justice of the Supreme Court.[5][6][7]

He died on 3 June 2010 in Colombo, Sri Lanka.[8][9][10]

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