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Ponnampalam Sivaloganathan is a Sri Lankan Tamil lawyer.

Early life
Sivaloganathan was born on April 4, 1940 in Colombuthurai, Jaffna, Sri Lanka to Kanndiah Ponnampalam, a farmer from Poonagary and Sivanantham Ponnampalam (née Sathasivam), a homemaker.

He is married to Maheswary Sivaloganathan (née Santhirasegaram) and has three children and five grandchildren.

Career
Sivaloganathan completed his schooling at St John’s College, Jaffna and entered the Sri Lanka Law College and took oaths as an Advocate of the Supreme Court in 1967

He was a Junior in the chambers of S. Ambalavanar

In 1974 he joined the Attorney General’s Department as State Counsel. He served in all part of the country, prosecuting in the various High Courts and was promoted as Senior State Counsel in September 1980.

He reverted to the unofficial Bar in April 1984. He had an extensive practice, both before the original and appellate Courts, in Colombo, Jaffna and around the country, in varying the fields, including Criminal Law, Land Law, Labour Law, Fundamental Rights and Public/Administrative Law.

Category:Alumni of Ceylon Law College Category:Alumni of St. John's College, Jaffna Category:People from Northern Province, Sri Lanka Category:Sri Lankan Tamil lawyers