Hugh Norman Gregory Fernando, OBE (17 November 1910 – 24 March 1976) was Sri Lanka lawyer and judge. He was the 33rd Chief Justice of Ceylon and had served as Legal Draftsman of Ceylon.
Having acted as a Crown Counsel between December 1935 to September 1936, he was appointed Assistant Legal Draftsman on 1 October 1936. On secondment he served as Secretary of the Mortgage Law Commission and the Committee Investigating Representations from Departments where strikes occurred. He was promoted to Senior Assistant Legal Draftsman on 20 April 1945. In February 1948, he was appointed a member of the Company Law Commission. Having served as Acting Legal Draftsman from October 1948 to January 1949, he was appointed Legal Draftsman on 7 January 1949. In August 1953, he served as Acting Solicitor General. Thereafter he was appointment as Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon in 1955.[1] He was appointed in 1966 succeeding Miliani Sansoni and was Chief Justice until 1973. He was succeeded by Gardiye Punchihewage Amaraseela Silva.[2][3]
His son, Mark Fernando also served as Judge of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka.
References
^"A Historic Injustice" In The Supreme Court - The Facts
^. Judicial Service Commission Secretariat. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
^"FERNANDO, Hugh Norman Gregory". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 7 January 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
hugh, norman, gregory, fernando, november, 1910, march, 1976, lanka, lawyer, judge, 33rd, chief, justice, ceylon, served, legal, draftsman, ceylon, 33rd, chief, justice, ceylonin, office, 1966, 1973appointed, bywilliam, gopallawapreceded, bymiliani, sansonisuc. Hugh Norman Gregory Fernando OBE 17 November 1910 24 March 1976 was Sri Lanka lawyer and judge He was the 33rd Chief Justice of Ceylon and had served as Legal Draftsman of Ceylon Hugh Norman Gregory Fernando33rd Chief Justice of CeylonIn office 1966 1973Appointed byWilliam GopallawaPreceded byMiliani SansoniSucceeded byGardiye Punchihewage Amaraseela SilvaPersonal detailsBorn 1910 11 17 17 November 1910Died24 March 1976 1976 03 24 aged 65 Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Legal career 3 Honors 4 Family 5 ReferencesEarly life and education EditBorn to V M Fernando a Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon Fernando was educated at St Joseph s College Colombo and at the University of Oxford where he gained a BA degree and was called to the bar as a barrister from the Gray s Inn On his return to Ceylon he was enrolled as an advocate Legal career EditHaving acted as a Crown Counsel between December 1935 to September 1936 he was appointed Assistant Legal Draftsman on 1 October 1936 On secondment he served as Secretary of the Mortgage Law Commission and the Committee Investigating Representations from Departments where strikes occurred He was promoted to Senior Assistant Legal Draftsman on 20 April 1945 In February 1948 he was appointed a member of the Company Law Commission Having served as Acting Legal Draftsman from October 1948 to January 1949 he was appointed Legal Draftsman on 7 January 1949 In August 1953 he served as Acting Solicitor General Thereafter he was appointment as Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon in 1955 1 He was appointed in 1966 succeeding Miliani Sansoni and was Chief Justice until 1973 He was succeeded by Gardiye Punchihewage Amaraseela Silva 2 3 Honors EditHe was appointed an Officer in the Order of the British Empire in the 1953 Coronation Honours Family EditHis son Mark Fernando also served as Judge of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka References Edit A Historic Injustice In The Supreme Court The Facts Overview Judicial Service Commission Secretariat Archived from the original on 19 October 2013 Retrieved 19 October 2013 FERNANDO Hugh Norman Gregory Who s Who ukwhoswho com A amp C Black an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc Retrieved 7 January 2013 Subscription or UK public library membership required Legal officesPreceded byMiliani Sansoni Chief Justice of Ceylon1966 1973 Succeeded byGardiye Punchihewage Amaraseela Silva Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hugh Norman Gregory Fernando amp oldid 1110752773, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
