Celebrating 75 glorious years, of the Faculty of Law, University of Colombo,  a programme titled “Back to Faculty” was held at the Faculty on Saturday, 10th December 2022.

Organised by the Alumni Association of the Faculty of law the Vice Chancellor of the University of Colombo Senior Professor H. D. Karunaratne, the Dean of the Faculty, Dr. Sampath Punchihewa and former Dean and Vice Chancellor Emeritus Professor G. L. Pieris graced the occasion.  The event was attended by over 1000 Alumni.  Among them were current and retired Members of Judiciary, President’s Counsel, the current president of Sri Lanka Mr. Ranil Wickramasinghe and members of Bar, from length and breadth of the country.

The President of the Alumni Association, Mrs. Dilani Alagaratnam,  in her opening address stated “We are proud to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Faculty this year.  The Faculty has produced many great men and women who have done us and our country proud by their contribution and service to public life.

To continue this winning streak it is important that we support and guide the undergraduates to be worthy citizens and provide them the necessary wherewithal to complete their studies, and achieve their full potential. This we can do  by supporting them in many ways, not merely financially.”

Describing the current status of the AAFL Education Trust she said, “we established the trust  with seed money from the Association of Rs. 200,000/=. This has grown to approximately 300,000/= today with contributions from Alumni, a sum that is not phenomenal, but nevertheless a substantial amount.  We are hopeful that today’s event will enable us to increase the amounts available to the Trust to assist deserving undergraduates  meaningfully.”  She expressed the hope that the Alumni will generously support the Trust by way of financial contributions and also support the Association by providing internships, mentorships, job opportunities to students.

The fun filled event with music and food gave an opportunity for the Alumni to meet again, taking a nostalgic journey down the memory lane.