Sri Lanka, Nov. 24 -- From Left to Rght: Shanaka Wijesinghe PC, ASG; Parinda Ranasinghe PC AG; Hiranjan Peries PC, ASG. At a ceremonial sitting of the Supreme Court held on Thursday, Additional Solicitor General Hiranjan Peries was conferred silks and formally admitted to the Inner Bar. This notable event marks a historic milestone for Royal College's Group of 1985, particularly Classes 11 Com B and 12 Com B, which have now produced three eminent figures in the country's legal landscape.

His classmates, Parinda Ranasinghe (Jnr.) PC, the incumbent Attorney General and son of the late Chief Justice Parinda Ranasinghe (Snr.), and Shanaka Wijesinghe PC, Additional Solicitor General, also stand within this distinguished group, having each bee...