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T. Rudra
Thillainathan Rudra, JP, UM (1909–1960) was a Ceylonese politician. He was the mayor of Colombo from 1953 to 1954. Rudra's father Thillainathan hailed from Vaddukkoddai and he grew up in Wellawatte. He became a champion weight lifter and gained the title of strong man of Colombo. He gained notability for his service during the Easter Sunday Raid. He became the manager of the Ananda Bhavan Vegetarian Restaurant. Rudra was elected to the Colombo Municipal Council from the Wellawatte Ward in 1946 and was elected Mayor of Colombo on 21 September 1953 and served till 13 August 1954. As Mayor he received Queen Elizabeth II during her Royal tour in 1954. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Rudra, T. 1909 births 1960 deaths Mayors of Colombo People from British Ceylon Sri Lankan male weightlifters Sri Lankan Tamil politicians Sri Lankan Tamil sportspeople ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
JP, UM
In Sri Lanka, a Justice of the Peace and Unofficial magistrate (also known as Acting magistrate) is a judicial appointment made by the Minister of Justice (Sri Lanka), Minister of Justice to a particular jurisdiction under the ''Judicature Act No 02 of 1978''. An Unofficial magistrate is a senior Attorney at law (Sri Lanka), Attorney at law (with 15 years or more practice), who is a Justice of the Peace#Sri Lanka, Justice of the Peace and has the powers and authority vested in a Magistrate except the power to hear, try, or determine civil or criminal cases. Persons appointed as Unofficial magistrates may use the post-nominal JP, UM. Commonly found in Magistrate's Courts of Sri Lanka, magistrate courts in remote areas where there are only one Magistrate and/or Additional Magistrate, it is a nominal position awarded to a senior lawyer of the court, who as the unofficial magistrate site on behalf of the magistrate in his/her absence and postpone hearings to a later date, grant bail and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |