Kandiah Neelakandan
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Kandiah Neelakandan | |
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கந்தையா நீலகண்டன் | |
| Born | 16 April 1947 |
| Died | 18 February 2018 (aged 70) |
| Education | Udupiddy American Mission College, Jaffna Hindu College |
| Alma mater | Sri Lanka Law College |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Spouse | Sasithevi |
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]
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]
