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Priyasad Dep takes oath as new Chief Justice

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Supreme Court Judge Priyasad Dep was sworn in as the 45th Chief Justice (CJ) of Sri Lanka before President Maithripala Sirisena this morning.  

He served as the Solicitor General between 2007 and 2011 and as the Acting CJ on a few occasions.

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