Sasi Mahendran

Balendran Sasi Mahendran is a Sri Lankan lawyer who serves as a judge of the Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka. He was appointed by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and has served since 14 June 2021.

Early life

Mahendran is an alumnus of R. K. M. Sri Koneswara Hindu College and S. Thomas' College, Gurutalawa. He graduated from Sri Lanka Law College, the University of Colombo and the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies.

Career

Mahendran joined the Attorney General's Department on 3 February 1997 as an acting State Attorney and was promoted to Senior State Counsel in 2007. He was appointed as a judge of the High Court of Sri Lanka on 10 April 2012 by President Mahinda Rajapaksa and served in that position until his appointment to the Court of Appeal.