Dingiri Mahatmaya and Others v. Samaraweera and Others – sllr 2003 volume 2 page 268

In the dispute between Dingiri Mahatmaya and Others (plaintiffs) and Samaraweera and Others (defendants), the court addressed the validity of a gem mining licence issued under the National Gem and Jewellery Authority Act, No. 10 of 1993. The central legal issue involved whether two lease bonds (P6 and P7), executed during the pendency of a partition action, could support the grant of such a licence, considering the status of the registration of the lis pendens. It was held that the lease bonds, executed prior to the registration of a fresh lis pendens, were valid for the issuance of the mining licence. The principle reaffirmed was that transactions occurring before the proper registration of lis pendens are not rendered void under the Partition Law. Relevant statutory provisions included s