G Ranjith vs M A A S Nissanka Arachchi et al. – CA WRIT APPLICATION NO. 453/2013-2013

In the case between Petitioner G. Ranjith and Respondents including M.A.A.S. Nissanka Arachchi (Divisional Secretary, Hingurakgoda) and G. Kirisadu, the court addressed whether the Petitioner was entitled to succeed to certain lands under two government grants, based on an unregistered nomination made in an original land permit. It was determined that the failure to register the nomination in compliance with section 58 of the Land Development Ordinance rendered the nomination invalid, and succession was required to be determined according to the 3rd schedule of the Ordinance. The holding reaffirmed the legal principle that only registered nominations are recognized for succession to State land grants, and any unregistered nomination, however made, is ineffective. The decision clarified pro