A. R. Surendran

Arumugam Ratnavadivel "A. R." Surendran (died 11 April 2016) was a Sri Lankan Tamil lawyer and President's Counsel.[1][2][3][4]

Not to be confused with R. Surendran.
A. R. Surendran

PC
Died(2016-04-11)11 April 2016
Alma materUniversity of Brussels
OccupationLawyer
Spouse(s)Renuka-Devi
Parent(s)Arumugam Ratnavadivel

Early life and family

Surendran was the son of Arumugam Ratnavadivel.[5][6][7] He was educated at Jaffna Central College between 1963 and 1974.[6][8] He later studied at the University of Brussels, graduating with a LL.M. degree in international and comparative law.[6][8] He carried out research work at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies.[6][8]

Surendran was married to Renuka-Devi, daughter of V. Murugesu.[9][10]

Career

Surendran practiced law in the Colombo bar and appellate courts.[5][8] He was made a President's Counsel in 2004.[5][8] He was chairman of the Law Committee of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka and an examiner at the Incorporated Council of Legal Education.[5][8] He was a member of the law reform committees on land frauds and Thesavalamai and the advisory committee on law relating to Hindu religious trusts.[6][8]

Surendran was the president of the Colombo branch of the Vivekananda Society.[11][12] He was a trustee of the All Ceylon Hindu Congress.[8][13] He died on 11 April 2016.[5][8]

gollark: 10 seconds to AR!
gollark: *Do* people do the ready-to-submit-hatchery-form thing?
gollark: Very exciting!
gollark: Make sure to have tabs open with hatchery submit forms filled and ready to go. I'm not sure whether this is already done in experiments, but it might be good to get those UVs.
gollark: When all my AP eggs hatch, I should do some sort of large ND experiment.

References
  1. "Onus on defendant to begin case under Debt Recovery laws". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 26 October 2008.
  2. "Court inquires into Writ Petition regarding disappeared Tamil youth". TamilNet. 30 July 2011.
  3. Selvanayagam, S. S. (7 March 2011). "Parents complain to CA of Govt's failure to compensate for son's disappearance". Daily FT.
  4. "Chandrika to deliver keynote address today". The Nation (Sri Lanka). 24 July 2011.
  5. "President's Counsel A.R.Surendran no more". Tamil Diplomat. 12 April 2016.
  6. "Arumugam Ratnavadivel Surendhran: Obituary". OM Lanka. 11 April 2016.
  7. "Obituaries". Daily News (Sri Lanka). 8 May 2010.
  8. "President's Counsel A. R. Surendhran passed away". Ceylon Today. 12 April 2016. p. A4. Archived from the original on 28 April 2016.
  9. "Tribute: V Murugesu". Daily News (Sri Lanka). 26 April 2010.
  10. "Obituaries". Sunday Island (Sri Lanka). 21 March 2010.
  11. Maniccavasagar, Chelvatamby (16 August 2012). "Swamy Vivekananda A unique personality in the history of religion". Daily News (Sri Lanka).
  12. "Community" (PDF). Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka). 28 December 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2015.
  13. "All Ceylon Hindu Congress Details of Office Bearers – 2015". All Ceylon Hindu Congress. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2016-04-17.


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