He studied Economics and Political Science at the London School of Economics and Political Science from 1966 to 1969, gaining a B.Sc (Econ) degree, after which he studied law at Merton College, Oxford, graduating in 1971 with a B.A in Jurisprudence. He was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn, London in 1972. On his return to Mauritius he practised law and worked as a legal adviser to the Attorney General's Office and Ministry of Justice in Mauritius until 1987. He held numerous appointments, among others Principal Crown Counsel, Assistant Solicitor General and Parliamentary Counsel at the Attorney General's office and Ministry of Justice.[2]
He was appointed Puisne Judge and later, Acting Senior Puisne Judge of the Supreme Court of Mauritius from 1987 to 1996. On 1 May 1996 he was appointed the Chief Justice of Mauritius, retiring on 13 June 2007. In November 2001, he was elected as an Honorary Bencher of Lincoln's Inn.
After the resignation of Angidi Chettiar he became acting President of Mauritius from 18 February 2002 until 25 February 2002, when Karl Offmann was elected to this office.
He is the Chairman of the Judicial and Legal Service Commission of Mauritius. He is also a member of the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights since 1997[3] as well as the appointed Adviser to the Governing Council of the African Centre for Democracy and Human Rights Studies.
Referencesedit
^. Government of Mauritius. 14 June 2007. Archived from the original on 14 November 2010. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
^. Competition Commission of Mauritius. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
^"[Diaporama] Rejet de sa candidature: l'ex-chef juge Ariranga Pillay accuse le ministre Sinatambou d'ingérence". Le Defi Media Group (in French). Retrieved 23 October 2019.
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ariranga, pillay, ariranga, govindasamy, pillay, tamil, அர, ரங, தச, born, june, 1945, chief, justice, mauritius, from, 1996, until, 2007, when, succeeded, yeung, yuen, 2005, early, life, edithe, studied, economics, political, science, london, school, economics. Ariranga Govindasamy Pillay Tamil அர ரங க க வ ந தச ம ப ள ள born 14 June 1945 was the chief justice of Mauritius from 1996 until 2007 when he was succeeded by Y K J Yeung Sik Yuen 1 Ariranga Pillay in 2005 Early life editHe studied Economics and Political Science at the London School of Economics and Political Science from 1966 to 1969 gaining a B Sc Econ degree after which he studied law at Merton College Oxford graduating in 1971 with a B A in Jurisprudence He was called to the bar at Lincoln s Inn London in 1972 On his return to Mauritius he practised law and worked as a legal adviser to the Attorney General s Office and Ministry of Justice in Mauritius until 1987 He held numerous appointments among others Principal Crown Counsel Assistant Solicitor General and Parliamentary Counsel at the Attorney General s office and Ministry of Justice 2 He was appointed Puisne Judge and later Acting Senior Puisne Judge of the Supreme Court of Mauritius from 1987 to 1996 On 1 May 1996 he was appointed the Chief Justice of Mauritius retiring on 13 June 2007 In November 2001 he was elected as an Honorary Bencher of Lincoln s Inn After the resignation of Angidi Chettiar he became acting President of Mauritius from 18 February 2002 until 25 February 2002 when Karl Offmann was elected to this office He is the Chairman of the Judicial and Legal Service Commission of Mauritius He is also a member of the United Nations Committee on Economic Social and Cultural Rights since 1997 3 as well as the appointed Adviser to the Governing Council of the African Centre for Democracy and Human Rights Studies References edit New Chief Justice Appointed Government of Mauritius 14 June 2007 Archived from the original on 14 November 2010 Retrieved 31 October 2010 Ariranga G Pillay Chairperson of the Commission Competition Commission of Mauritius Archived from the original on 28 September 2015 Retrieved 28 September 2015 Diaporama Rejet de sa candidature l ex chef juge Ariranga Pillay accuse le ministre Sinatambou d ingerence Le Defi Media Group in French Retrieved 23 October 2019 nbsp nbsp This article about an African lawyer judge or jurist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a Mauritian politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ariranga Pillay amp oldid 1107288594, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
