Ranasinghe Arachchige Nimal Ranasinghe Ulukanaththa Waththa v. R.M.C.M. Herath et al. – CA WRT/0017/2020-2023

The case between Ranasinghe Arachchige Nimal Ranasinghe Ulukanaththa Waththa (Petitioner) and R.M.C.M. Herath (Commissioner of Lands and Development), R.N.D.P. Pushpa Kumari (District Secretary), Ranasinghe Arachchige Ranjith Ananda, and others (Respondents) addressed the issue of the validity of a succession nomination under the Land Development Ordinance when a Permit is subsequently converted into a Grant. It was determined that, unless expressly revoked or replaced, a nomination in a Permit endures into the Grant, maintaining the rights of the nominated successor. This principle was reaffirmed based on statutory interpretation of the Land Development Ordinance and supporting judicial precedent. The court held that the succession nomination, originally made under the Permit, remained va