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Chairman's Message

Mr. Chanaka Udayakumara Amarasinghe

Chairman, National Child Protection Authority

Senior Lecturer - Criminology & Criminal Justice

University of Sri Jayewardenepura.

Email: chairman@childprotection.gov.lk

Contact: 011-2778911-12-14 (Extension - 122)

Mobile: 077-3143330

Deputy Chairperson's Message

Mrs. Sujatha Alahapperuma

Deputy Chairperson,

National Child Protection

Authority Email : deputy.chair@childprotection.gov.lk

She took primary and secondary education at St. Marys Convent Matara. Having sat for Advanced level exam in Sri Lanka she pursued her higher studies at the Sri Lanka Law College. At the end of her tenure, she got through Attorneys-At-Law finals examination in 1984.

Afterwards she commenced her practice in Matara courts as a junior lawyer to Attorney-At-Law Mr. Mahinda Wijesekara. After a one year period she began her own practice as a Criminal lawyer and a Notary Republic in the same courts.

In year 1989 she returned to Colombo and started work in Hulsdorph Courts. From her early years she had a dream of serving the country as a Judge, and in 1994 she sat for the Magistrate exam and was appointed as a Magistrate.

Until the year 2014 she was serving as a Magistrate and a District Judge across the country in several challenging locations. In year 2014 she was appointed as the Colombo District Judge and the President of the Judges Association of Sri Lanka.

As a value addition to her career she participated in several overseas training programs such as “knowledge sharing sessions for members of the Sri Lankan Judiciary” in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, “IP property rights” in Washington, training sessions at the National Judicial Academy, Bhopal in India, seminar and training at the Judicial Reform and Excellence in Singapore and on “Court Management, Case Management, Civil Law at Delhi Judicial Academy in New Delhi etc.

On 19th Feb 2015 she was appointed as a High Court Judge, and first served in Tangalle High Court, afterwards was transferred to Kalutara High Court. On 08th Feb 2019 she officially retired from the Judiciary service.

Currently she is with the National Child Protection Authority as the Deputy Chairperson.