The death occurred of former Appeal Court Judge, Justice P.H.K. Kulatilleke. A past pupil of Mahinda College Galle, he entered the Peradeniya University and obtained a honours degree in Geography. While working as a teacher at Ananda College, Colombo, he obtained his LLB degree and worked at the Attorney General’s Department. Thereafter, he worked as a Judge of the Court of Appeal.
After retirement, he worked as a co-director of the Judges Training Institute. His remains are lying at Jayaratne Florists, Colombo. Cremation takes place at the Borella Cemetery at 5 p.m today.