K. Palakidnar
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Died2 June 2001
Alma materKokuvil Hindu College
Jaffna Hindu College
St. Joseph's College, Colombo
Ceylon University College
Ceylon Law College
Jaffna Hindu College
St. Joseph's College, Colombo
Ceylon University College
Ceylon Law College
ProfessionLawyer
K. Palakidnar | |
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| President of the Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1931 |
| Died | 2 June 2001 |
| Alma mater | Kokuvil Hindu College Jaffna Hindu College St. Joseph's College, Colombo Ceylon University College Ceylon Law College |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Ethnicity | Sri Lankan Tamil |
Justice Krishnapillai Palakidnar was a leading Sri Lankan lawyer, judge and President of the Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka.
Palakidnar was born in 1931 at Kokuvil in northern Ceylon.[1] He was the son of S. Krishnapillai, Chief Trains Controller, and Pasupathy.[1] He was educated at Kokuvil Hindu College, Jaffna Hindu College and St. Joseph's College, Colombo.[1] After school he joined the Ceylon University College, graduating with a BA degree.[1][2] He then entered Ceylon Law College, qualifying as an advocate of the Supreme Court in 1957.[1]