Sir Edward George Perera Jayetileke KC (11 October 1888 – 2 August 1975) was a Sri Lankan judge who was the 29th Chief Justice of Ceylon as well as the 13th

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. He was appointed in 1950 succeeding Arthur Wijewardena and was Chief Justice until 1952. He was succeeded by Alan Rose. Jayetileke received a knighthood in 1951 for his services as Chief Justice in the 1951 New Year Honours.

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