The 52nd Chief Justice of India to deliver Sujata Jayawardena Memorial Oration

The rescheduled 19th Sujata Jayawardena Memorial Oration to be delivered by the 52nd Chief Justice of India,  Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, on the topic  “In a True Democracy, is Parliament Supreme?”, will take place on Saturday, 9th May 2026 at the BMICH.

 The 52nd Chief Justice of India His Lordship Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai

The Annual Sujata Jayawardena Memorial Oration, being a premier annual event of the University of Colombo, is hosted for the 19th consecutive year by the Alumni Association University of Colombo, in memory of its illustrious Past President, the late Mrs. Sujata Jayawardena, who rendered immense service to the University of Colombo.

Mrs. Sujata Jayawardena

Past Orators have been Prof. Chandra Wickramasinghe, Mr. Jayantha Dhanapala, H.E. Robert O. Blake Jr., Judge C.G. Weeramantry, Vidyajothi Prof. Arjuna Aluwihare, Mr. Lalith Weeratunga, H.E. Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Hon. Mahinda Samarasinghe, Dr. P.B. Jayasundara, Prof. Sudarshan Seneviratne, Emeritus Prof. Carlo Fonseka, H.E. Ranil Wickremesinghe, Chinese Ambassador H.E. Yi Xianliang, Indian High Commissioner H.E. Taranjit Singh Sandhu, Mr. Tony Weerasinghe, Prof. Neelika Malavige, Dr. Indrajit Coomaraswamy and Dr. Shashi Tharoor.

All those interested in participating at this year’s Oration are requested to connect with the Alumni Association via whatsapp on +94 78 745 6544 or +94777208372 or via e-mail [email protected]