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Nationality
  
Sri Lanka

Died
  
Role
  
Judge

Name
  
Siva Selliah

Spouse(s)
  
Bavani Selliah


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Relations
  
Children
  
Dr. Sivakumar Selliah, Selvalakshmi, Sivakami

Residence
  
Rosmead Place, Cinnamon Gardens, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Alma mater
  
Colombo Law College,Royal College Colombo

Education
  
Sri Lanka Law College, Royal College, Colombo

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Justice Siva Selliah (1924–1997) was a Sri Lankan Judge. He was a former Justice of the Court of Appeal, Judge of the High Court and a Magistrate. He was also a member of the Governing Council of the University of Colombo.

Born Sivanathan Selliah in 1924 to Nallithamby Selliah, a stockbroker in Colombo. He was educated at the Royal College, Colombo and entered the University of Ceylon where he obtained a degree in Classics. Thereafter he chose the field of Law, studying at the Colombo Law College.

After taking oaths as a lawyer, he joined the judiciary as a magistrate. Later, he became a High Court judge, and then a Justice of the Court of Appeals until his retirement in 1987. After his retirement he became a member of the Governing Council of the University of Colombo and member of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption.

Married to Bavani Selliah, his son is Dr. Sivakumar Selliah and daughters Selvalakshmi and Sivakami. Their family hails from Manipay.

References

Siva Selliah Wikipedia


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