 It was during this time that he was also made a Justice of the Peace to facilitate his functions in assisting the Governor.He concurrently held the office of Bribery Commissioner in addition to that of Legal Draftsman and also acted as Attorney General of Sri Lanka; a record unparalleled where a single individual held all three offices at the same time.During his tenure as Attorney General he was responsible for indicting the assassin and co-conspirators who assassinated Prime Minister S.W.R.D.