K. Sripavan | |
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| க. சிறீபவன் කේ. ශ්රීපවන් | |
| 44th Chief Justice of Sri Lanka | |
| In office 30 January 2015 – 28 February 2017 | |
| Appointed by | Maithripala Sirisena |
| Preceded by | Shirani Bandaranayake |
| Succeeded by | Priyasath Dep |
| Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka | |
| In office 27 March 2008 – 30 January 2015 | |
| Appointed by | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| Preceded by | Nihal Jayasinghe |
| Succeeded by | Anil Gooneratne |
| President of the Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka | |
| In office 5 March 2007 – 27 March 2008 | |
| Appointed by | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| Judge of the Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka | |
| In office 29 May 2002 – 5 March 2007 | |
| Appointed by | Chandrika Kumaratunga |
| Deputy Solicitor General of Sri Lanka | |
| In office 22 February 1996 – 29 May 2002 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 February 1952 |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Alma mater | Queen Mary and Westfield College |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Ethnicity | Sri Lankan Tamil |
Kanagasabapathy J. Sripavan (Tamil: கனகசபாபதி சிறீபவன் Kaṉakacapāpati Ciṟīpavaṉ, Sinhala: කනකසපාපති ශ්රීපවන් ; born 29 February 1952) is a Sri Lankan Tamil lawyer and judge. He was Deputy Solicitor General, judge and president of the Court of Appeal, Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka and the 44th Chief Justice of Sri Lanka.[1][2][3][4]