Hema Henry Basnayake

Hema Henry Basnayake
31st Chief Justice of Ceylon
In office
1 January 1956 – 31 July 1964
Appointed byViscount Soulbury
Preceded byAlan Rose
Chellappah Nagalingam
as acting
Succeeded byMiliani Sansoni
29th Attorney General of Sri Lanka
In office
11 October 1951 – 31 December 1955
Preceded byEdward Percival Rose
Succeeded byEdward Fredrick Noel Gratiaen
16th Solicitor General of Sri Lanka
In office
1 March 1946 – 1947
Preceded byJ. M. Fonseka
Succeeded byM. F. S. Pulle
Personal details
Born(1902-08-03)3 August 1902
DiedUnknown

Hema Henry Basnayake, QC (3 August 1902 – ?) was the 31st Chief Justice of Ceylon as well as the 29th Attorney General and 16th Solicitor General.[1] He was appointed in 1956 succeeding acting Chellappah Nagalingam and was Chief Justice until 1964.

  1. ^ "Eminent Judges of Sri Lanka: H.H. Basnayake, QC.CJ". Dailynews.lk. Retrieved 12 November 2013.