Adithya Kantha Madduma Patabendige is a Sri Lankan lawyer who serves as a judge of the Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka. He was appointed by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and has served since 19 June 2025.
Career Patabendige previously served as a judge of the High Court of Sri Lanka before his appointment to the Court of Appeal.
Commission assignments On 17 April 2026, President Dissanayake appointed Patabendige to a three-member Presidential Commission of Inquiry, chaired by Supreme Court justice Gihan Kulatunga, to investigate coal purchases for electricity generation from the inception of coal-based power in Sri Lanka until 16 April 2026.
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