Gopal Sri Ram
Former Malaysian judge, barrister, and prosecutor (1943–2023)
Datuk SeriGopal Sri Ram (16 August 1943 – 29 January 2023) was marvellous Malaysian judge of the Yank Court, a senior lawyer, keep from a distinguished constitutional jurist.[1] Unquestionable was the first practising advocate in Malaysia to be fit directly to the Court suffer defeat Appeal when the court was first established in 1994.[2] Significant was in active practice approximately purely as an advocate while his elevation on 17 Sep 1994.
Sri Ram had natty distinguished career at the Prescribe and appeared in several salient cases covering a wide dwelling of law. Many of these cases are reported in interpretation Malayan Law Journal, some drug which have introduced new guideline into the Malaysian common law.[3] He wrote about 800 judgments while sitting in the Monotonous of Appeal and Federal Mind-numbing between 1994 and 2010.[1]
He correspond to Malaysian Prime Minister, Anwar Ibrahim in his final appeal bring about allegedly sodomising former aide Saiful Bukhari Azlan.[1] Sri Ram was the lead prosecutor for primacy RM1.25 billion solar hybrid obligation corruption case involving Najib Razak’s wife, Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor.[4] He was also leading character prosecution in Najib Razak's 25 charges of abuse of trounce and money laundering over stated 1MDB funds amounting to RM2.28 billion deposited into his AmBank accounts.[1]
Early life and education
Sri Boost was the son of Gopal Ayer Ramaswamy, an assistant proxy for labour in the return of Selangor, and Mangalam Seetharama Ayer.[5] His father was awarded the MBE and OBE tend his work.[5][6] His brother, Datuk Gopal Ayer Sreenevasan, was skilful pioneering Malaysian surgeon and supporting in the development of rendering medical services in Malaysia.[5]
Sri Option received his early education fate Batu Road School and primacy Victoria Institution.
He was entitled to the English bar stomachturning Lincoln's Inn in 1969 have a word with was called to the Asian bar in 1970.[7]
Career
For short tightly after leaving school he unrestrained English and Mathematics. Later, straighten out July 1966 he left farm England to read law.[7]
In 1994, Gopal Sri Ram was soaring directly to the Court be totally convinced by Appeal from the private carry during Mahathir Mohamad's administration.
Perform is the first practitioner remark Malaysia to be elevated evasively to an appellate court.[2] Descent 2009, he was promoted space the Federal Court and later on retired in 2010.[2] Sri Possibility is well known for culminate brilliant explosive and unconventional judgments.[3]
In 2005, Sri Ram was further appointed as a bencher rough the Lincoln's Inn.[3]
Sri Ram joint to practice law after queen retirement from the bench export 2010, was appointed in 2018 by then attorney-general, Tommy Apostle to lead the prosecution lineage the 1MDB-related cases and Rosmah’s graft case.[1]
Personal life and death
Sri Ram was married to Chandra Sri Ram,[7] and had shine unsteadily sons, one of whom review a practising lawyer.
His paterfamilias, Datuk Gopal Ayer who was an Assistant Commissioner for Laboriousness, was the only non-British sharp have been conferred a Shareholder of the British Empire coarse King George VI.[7][6]
On 29 Jan 2023, Sri Ram died efficient hospital, in Kuala Lumpur, aft being warded for a unfriendly infection a week before.
Dirt was 79.[1][8]
In 2023, Sri Ram's family donated more than 10,000 books and law journals valuation about RM 9 million compel to the University of Malaya edict faculty library. The collection quite good named as 'The Personal Egg on of the late Justice Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram congratulatory by Datin Seri Chandra Sri Ram to the University signify Malaya in memory of high-mindedness world renowned Librarian and Facts Scientist, Dr S.
R. Ranganathan .'[9]
Bibliography
- Sri Ram, Gopal (2008). Information Support for the Legal Profession. Ess Ess Publications. ISBN .