Victor Tennekoon
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Deshamanya Justice Victor Tennekoon QC |
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| 35th Chief Justice of Sri Lanka | |
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In office 1 January 1974 – 8 September 1977 |
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| Appointed by | William Gopallawa |
| Preceded by | Gardiye Punchihewage Amaraseela Silva |
| Succeeded by | Neville Samarakoon |
| Judge of the Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka | |
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In office 2 August 1973 – 31 December 1973 |
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| Appointed by | William Gopallawa |
| 33rd Attorney General of Sri Lanka | |
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In office 1 July 1970 – 1975 |
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| Appointed by | Sirimavo Bandaranaike |
| Preceded by | Abdul Caffoor Mohamad Ameer |
| Succeeded by | Shiva Pasupati |
| 112th Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka | |
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In office 8 February 1967 – 1 July 1970 |
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| Appointed by | Dudley Senanayake |
| 23rd Solicitor General of Ceylon | |
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In office 1965–1967 |
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| Appointed by | Dudley Senanayake |
| Preceded by | Anthony Alles |
| Succeeded by | Walter Jayawardena |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
9 September 1914 Rambukkana, Central Province, British Ceylon |
| Died | April 1990 |
| Spouse(s) | Semitha Tennekoon, née Wijewardene |
| Children | Asita, Dayanthi and Priyani |
| Alma mater |
University of London Ceylon Law College |
Deshamanya Justice Victor Tennekoon QC (9 September 1914 – April 1990) was a leading Sri Lankan academic, judge and jurist. He served as the 35th Chief Justice of Sri Lanka as well as the 33rd Attorney General and 23rd Solicitor General. He was appointed Chief Justice in 1974 and was succeeded by Neville Samarakoon. From 1979 to 1984 Tennekoon served as Chancellor of the University of Peradeniya.
Tennekoon was born to a distinguished family on 9 September 1914 in Central Province, British Ceylon. He had four brothers Herbert, who became the Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka Reginold (MP Minipe 1950s), George, a Professor of Pathology at Peradeniya University and Kenneth an engineer who emigrated to the UK in 1956 and one sister Dulcie (Wijenaike). He attended St. Anthony's College in Kandy. Tennekoon obtained a Bachelor of Arts from the University of London and subsequently entered the Ceylon Law College. He was called to the Bar on 4 May 1943. Tennekoon was married to Semitha. They had son Asita & two daughters Dayanthi and Priyani.
Tennekoon was the first Kandyan on the Bench. Practising for some time at the Kegalle Bar, on 1 October 1946 he joined the Attorney-General's Department as a Temporary additional Crown Counsel. He specialized in Civil work, however did prosecute in some important cases including the case of the 1962 coup d'état attempt.
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