The Sri Lanka Law College yesterday awarded the honorary status of 'Voharapathi' to President Mahinda Rajapaksa.

At a ceremony to mark the College's 137th anniversary, Principal of the law college W.D. Rodrigo presented the award to the President to recognize his achievement of reaching the apex position in the country as a citizen and as a member of the 100th batch of the Law College.

Sri Lanka Law College, established as the Ceylon Law College in 1874 under the Council of Legal Education administers legal education to persons desire to be enrolled in the Bar of Sri Lanka.

The Law College is the only Institution which offers a complete course of study leading to examinations for those desiring to qualify for admission to the profession.

Chief Judge of the Supreme Court, Justice Dr. Shirani Bandaranayake, Minister of Justice Rauf Hakeem, Attorney general Mohan Peiris and Deputy Minister of Health Lalith Dissanayake also participated in the occasion.