▁Judge ▁of ▁the ▁High ▁Cour ts ▁and ▁District ▁Cour ts ▁in ▁Sri ▁L anka . ▁ ▁Bas n ay ake ▁received ▁his ▁primary ▁education ▁at ▁St . ▁Thomas ▁College , ▁K otte ▁and ▁completed ▁his ▁secondary ▁education ▁at ▁Royal ▁College , ▁Col om bo . ▁There after ▁he ▁entered ▁University ▁of ▁C ey lon , ▁Col om bo ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁gradu ating ▁with ▁an ▁LL . B ▁and ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁bar ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁He ▁had ▁app r entic ed ▁under ▁Vern on ▁W ij eth unge , ▁Q C ▁and ▁N imal ▁Sen an ay ake , ▁PC . ▁ ▁He ▁joined ▁the ▁Att orney ▁General ' s ▁Department ▁as ▁a ▁State ▁Coun sel ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁He ▁left ▁the ▁Att orney ▁General ' s ▁Department ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁on ▁his ▁appointment ▁as ▁a ▁District ▁Judge ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁In ▁this ▁capacity ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁District ▁Judge ▁in ▁Am para , ▁Kal ut ara , ▁Em bil ip iti ya , ▁Kur un eg ala , ▁M t . ▁Lav in ia ▁and ▁Col om bo . ▁He ▁was ▁there after ▁appointed ▁as ▁a ▁Judge ▁of ▁the ▁High ▁Court ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁serving ▁in ▁Kur un eg ala , ▁Hamb ant ota , ▁K eg alle ▁and ▁Col om bo . ▁His ▁last ▁appointment ▁in ▁the ▁High ▁Court ▁was ▁that ▁of ▁Pres iding ▁Judge ▁of