Colombo and chairman of the trial-at-bar of TULF Leader Appapillai Amirthalingam, on 10 September 1976, Soza created "an explosion of jubilation" by holding invalid the emergency regulations under which the case was filed. In the Supreme Court he was widely known for his illuminating judgments, especially concerning fundamental rights. He wrote the landmark opinion in the Vivienne Goonewardena assault case, in which it was declared that the police infringed the petitioner's freedom of expression. Incensed by the judgment, pro-police demonstrators stoned the residences of Soza and the other two judges who had tried the case. References See also Supreme Court of Sri Lanka 1919 births 2013 deaths Puisne Justices of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka Sinhalese judges Magistrates of Sri Lanka District Courts of Sri Lanka judges High Courts of Sri Lanka judges Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka judges Deshabandu Alumni of Maris Stella College