Dilip Nawaz
Dilip Nawaz | |
|---|---|
| Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka | |
| Assumed office 1 December 2020 | |
| Appointed by | Gotabaya Rajapaksa |
| President of the Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka | |
| In office 3 February 2020 – 1 December 2020 | |
| Appointed by | Gotabaya Rajapaksa |
| Judge of the Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka | |
| Appointed by | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | A. H. M. Dilip Nawaz |
A. H. M. Dilip Nawaz is a Sri Lankan lawyer serving since 1 December 2020 as a puisne justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka. He was appointed by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.[1][2][3][4]
Career
Nawaz was appointed acting president of the Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka on 20 January 2020 by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and formally appointed as president on 3 February 2020, in addition to his duties as a judge of the court.[5][6]
Controversy
In March 2026, Nawaz moved the Karnataka High Court in India, seeking the court's intervention to direct Google India to remove alleged defamatory content and URLs of news reports about him from Google Search results.[7][8]
References
- ^ Farzan, Zulfick (1 December 2020). "President appoints new judges to the Supreme Court & Court of Appeal". english.newsfirst.lk. Archived from the original on 16 September 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
- ^ "In pictures: Twenty one new SC and CA judges sworn in". Times Online. 1 December 2020. Archived from the original on 22 February 2025. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
- ^ "President makes key Judiciary appointments". www.ft.lk. 2 December 2020. Archived from the original on 3 March 2025. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
- ^ Padmasiri, Ranjith (24 January 2021). "New SC judges stress the need for people-friendly laws, quality judgments and adherence to noble principles". Times Online - Daily Online Edition of The Sunday Times Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 11 December 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
- ^ "Yasantha Kodagoda approved as SC justice; AHMD Nawaz as Appeals Court President". www.adaderana.lk. 24 January 2020. Archived from the original on 25 January 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
- ^ "Yasantha Kodagoda sworn in as SC Judge, Dilip Nawaz as President of Appeal Court". www.adaderana.lk. 3 February 2020. Archived from the original on 3 March 2025. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
- ^ "Sri Lankan Supreme Court judge moves Karnataka High Court for removal of links of old online news reports from Google". The Hindu. 5 March 2026. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 6 March 2026. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
- ^ "Why a Sri Lankan Supreme Court judge has moved the Karnataka HC over Google". The Indian Express. 5 March 2026. Archived from the original on 6 March 2026. Retrieved 6 March 2026.