COMMENT | Former Federal Court judge Gopal Sri Ram passed away on Jan 29. He was 79 years old. He would have been 80 in August.

He was born on Aug 16, 1943. He received his education at the Batu Road English School and then the Victoria Institution. He taught English and Mathematics for a few years before going to England to read law. He was enrolled as an Utter Barrister in Lincoln's Inn and was also appointed as a Bencher.

Sri Ram was called to the Malaysian Bar in 1970. He was passionate about the law. He was a court lawyer from the start.

In the early years, Sri Ram would be...