Jayasundara vs Divisional Secretary, Bulathsinghala and Others – sllr 2020 volume 2 page 159

In the case between the Petitioner, a descendant of Chandradasa Jayasundera, and the Divisional Secretary, Bulathsinhala (with additional respondents including the eldest surviving son of Asilin Rodrigo), the court addressed the proper succession to land governed by the Land Development Ordinance when the nomination made by the original permit-holder lapsed upon transfer to the surviving spouse. It was determined that the original nomination ceased to have legal effect once the widow became the permit-holder and that no valid nomination existed at the time of her death. The application by the petitioner to be named as successor was denied, reaffirming that succession, in the absence of a valid nomination, is governed by the statutory rules rather than previous nominations. The decision rel