Uda Gedara Kulasinghe Vs. K.K.G.I.D.P. Wijethilake and others – CA WRIT 70/2014-2014

In the case between Uda Gedara Kulasinghe (Petitioner) and K.K.G.I.D.P. Wijethilake, Divisional Secretary, Rajanganaya, along with the Land Commissioner and other heirs (Respondents), the court addressed whether a nomination of a successor made in the original land permit under the Land Development Ordinance survives or is annulled by the subsequent issuance of a grant, especially when the original permit holder was unaware of the grant prior to death. It was held that a valid nomination in the permit persists after the issuance of a grant unless specifically revoked, and that the intention of the original allottee should be honored in succession matters. This principle was reaffirmed by reliance on precedents such as Piyasena v. Wijesinghe and Mallehe Vidaneralage Don Agosinno v. Division