Victor Tennekoon

[1] Tennekoon started his legal practice in the unofficial bar in Kegalle and was appointed a Temporary Additional Crown Counsel on 1 October 1946 in the Attorney-General's Department.

Appointed Solicitor General of Ceylon in 1964 he played a key role formulating the Sirima–Shastri Pact working as an advisor to the government on aspects of international law relating to the nationality problems of Indian Tamils of Sri Lanka in collaboration with Sir Humphrey Waldock.

Reaching the public service retirement age of 60, he was appointed a Judge of the Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka in August 1973 and served till 31 December 1973.

On 1 January 1974 he was appointed Chief Justice, succeeding Gardiye Punchihewage Amaraseela Silva and served till his retirement on 8 September 1977.

[1] Tennekoon served as Chancellor of the University of Peradeniya from 1979 to 1984, he was conferred the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws (LL.D.)