Vincent M. Fernando was a judge of the

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(now Sri Lanka)."A Historic Injustice" In The Supreme Court - The Facts
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taking part in several notable cases such as the Basnayaka Nilame Vs Attorney General. He was appointed to the Supreme Court on 11 November 1937. His son, H. N. G. Fernando became the 33rd

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. His home, Jefferson House is now the residence of the Ambassador of the United States in

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Fernando, V. M. Puisne justices of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka Sinhalese people Alumni of Royal College, Colombo