Kandiah Neelakandan
கந்தையா நீலகண்டன்
Born(1947-04-16)16 April 1947
Died18 February 2018(2018-02-18) (aged 70)
Colombo, Sri Lanka
NationalitySri Lankan
EducationUdupiddy American Mission College, Jaffna Hindu College
Alma materSri Lanka Law College
OccupationLawyer
SpouseSasithevi

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]

Early life and family

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]

Death

Kandiah Neelakandan died on 18 February 2018 afternoon at the age of 70 in Colombo due to illness.[15][16]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Neelakandan quits George Steuarts board". Daily FT. 16 February 2012.
  2. ↑ "Partners". Neelakandan & Neelakandan.
  3. ↑ "Neelakantan - Man who did yeoman service to Hinduism no more with us | Asian Tribune". www.asiantribune.com. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
  4. ↑ Neelakandan, Kandiah (13 October 2002). "150 years of Uduppidy A.M. College". The Island (Sri Lanka).
  5. 1 2 "Tribute: V Murugesu". Daily News (Sri Lanka). 26 April 2010.
  6. ↑ "Sri Lanka". International Financial Law Review. 30 September 2004.
  7. ↑ Kodagoda, Yasantha (10 August 2011). "Book Review: Significant law journal". Daily News (Sri Lanka).
  8. ↑ "Management changes at George Steuart". Business Today.
  9. ↑ "On George Steuarts issues". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 15 February 2009.
  10. ↑ "Religious leaders appeal for free and fair poll". Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka). 16 October 2005. Archived from the original on 4 January 2006. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
  11. ↑ "Hindu priests will get up". The Sunday Leader. 14 September 2008.
  12. ↑ "All Ceylon Hindu Congress Details of Office Bearers - 2015". All Ceylon Hindu Congress. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-29.
  13. ↑ "Sir Pon. Arunachalam remembered". Om Lanka.
  14. ↑ "Message from the President SLIS". Sri Lanka-India Society.
  15. ↑ j, Vithushan. (2018-02-18). "தமிழிற்காகவும் தமிழருக்கவும் சேவையாற்றிய கந்தையா நீலகண்டன் மரணம்". Tamilnews.com. Archived from the original on 19 February 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  16. ↑ "Senior Attorney-at-Law Mr. Kandiah Neelakandan passes away - I Lanka News". www.ilankanews.com. Retrieved 18 February 2018.


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